Carole lombard

Carole lombard plane crash

Born into a wealthy family, Lombard was raised by her single mother. She made her screen debut in A Perfect Crime at the age of 12 and the experience spurred her and her mother to seek further film work, eventually resulting in a movie career. Lombard was killed in a plane crash aboard TWA Flight 3 while returning from a war bond tour. She was 33 years old.

Today, she is remembered as one of the definitive actresses of the screwball comedy genre and American comedy and as an icon of American cinema.

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Her two older brothers, with whom she was close all her life, were Frederic Charles — and John Stuart — At Virgil Junior High School , Lombard participated in tennis, volleyball, and swimming, and won trophies in athletics. While playing baseball, she caught the attention of film director Allan Dwan , who later recalled seeing "a cute-looking little tomboy And I needed someone of her type for this picture.

She was on set for two days, [ 7 ] playing the sister of Monte Blue. Though A Perfect Crime was not widely distributed, the experience spurred Lombard and her mother to audition for more film work, but she was unsuccessful. Lombard did not win the role, but her test was seen by the Vitagraph Film Company , which expressed interest in signing her.

High School. Lombard's mother contacted gossip columnist Louella Parsons , who arranged a screen test. Most of Lombard's appearances with Fox were bit parts [ 12 ] in low-budget Westerns and adventure films. She later said, "All I had to do was simper prettily at the hero and scream with terror when he battled with the villain. Lombard embraced the flapper lifestyle and became a regular at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, where she won several Charleston dance competitions.