Carole Lombard
Biography
Carole Lombard was an American actress known for energetic, offbeat performances in screwball comedies. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and raised in Los Angeles, she entered films at age 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921). At 16 she signed with Fox Film Corporation. She made short comedies with Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929 before moving into features including Big News (1929) and The Racketeer (1929). A turn in The Arizona Kid (1930) led Paramount Pictures to sign her. Her breakthrough came with Howard Hawks's Twentieth Century (1934), and she went on to star in Hands Across the Table (1935), My Man Godfrey (1936), which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Nothing Sacred (1937). She appeared in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and in To Be or Not to Be (1942), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, her final role. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her 23rd among classic Hollywood's greatest female stars.
33years old at death
- Born Fort Wayne
- Died Nevada
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Jane Alice Peters (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 28 years1929 to 1957
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First role
At 12, Lombard's love of sports led to her first screen role. She was playing baseball when director Allan Dwan noticed her and cast her in a picture.
Carole Lombard movies on Netflix
The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footage
To Be or Not to Beas Maria Tura
Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Ann
In Name Onlyas Julie Eden
Made for Each Otheras Jane Mason
Nothing Sacredas Hazel Flagg
Swing High, Swing Lowas Maggie King
True Confessionas Helen Bartlett
My Man Godfreyas Irene Bullock
Hands Across the Tableas Regi Allen
Now and Foreveras Toni Day
Twentieth Centuryas Lily Garland aka Mildred Plotka
Supernaturalas Roma Courtney
The Eagle and the Hawkas The Beautiful Lady
No Man of Her Ownas Connie Randall
Man of the Worldas Mary Kendall
Big Newsas Margaret Banks(Carol Lombard)
The Racketeeras Rhoda Philbrooke(Carol Lombard)
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gregory La Cava directed two of these films, John Cromwell two and Wesley Ruggles two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Bess Flowers3 films together, 1936 to 1957
Bess Flowers's page The Golden Age of Comedy1957IMDb rating 7.1Lombard as archive footageFlowers as Laurel and Hardy clip
Nothing Sacred1937IMDb rating 6.8Lombard as Hazel FlaggFlowers as Nightclub Extra
My Man Godfrey1936IMDb rating 7.9Lombard as Irene BullockFlowers as Mrs. Merriweather
Fred MacMurray3 films together, 1935 to 1937
Fred MacMurray's page Swing High, Swing Low1937IMDb rating 6.1Lombard as Maggie KingMacMurray as Skid Johnson
True Confession1937IMDb rating 6.6Lombard as Helen BartlettMacMurray as Kenneth Bartlett
Hands Across the Table1935IMDb rating 6.9Lombard as Regi AllenMacMurray as Theodore Drew III
Edgar Kennedy3 films together, 1934 to 1957
Edgar Kennedy's page The Golden Age of Comedy1957IMDb rating 7.1Lombard as archive footageKennedy as archive footage
True Confession1937IMDb rating 6.6Lombard as Helen BartlettKennedy as Darsey
Twentieth Century1934IMDb rating 7.2Lombard as Lily Garland aka Mildred PlotkaKennedy as Oscar McGonigle
Irving Bacon2 films together, 1937 to 1939
Irving Bacon's page Made for Each Other1939IMDb rating 6.3Lombard as Jane MasonBacon as Newark Radio Operator
True Confession1937IMDb rating 6.6Lombard as Helen BartlettBacon as Coroner
Cary Grant2 films together, 1933 to 1939
Cary Grant's page In Name Only1939IMDb rating 7.0Lombard as Julie EdenGrant as Alec Walker
The Eagle and the Hawk1933IMDb rating 7.0Lombard as The Beautiful LadyGrant as Henry Crocker
George Chandler2 films together, 1931 to 1937
George Chandler's page Nothing Sacred1937IMDb rating 6.8Lombard as Hazel FlaggChandler as Photographer
Man of the World1931IMDb rating 6.2Lombard as Mary KendallChandler as Fred
Gregory La CavaDirector, 2 films, 1929 to 1936
All films by Gregory La Cava My Man Godfrey1936IMDb rating 7.9Lombard as Irene Bullock
Big News1929IMDb rating 5.4Lombard as Margaret Banks(Carol Lombard)
John CromwellDirector, 2 films, 1939
All films by John Cromwell In Name Only1939IMDb rating 7.0Lombard as Julie Eden
Made for Each Other1939IMDb rating 6.3Lombard as Jane Mason
Wesley RugglesDirector, 2 films, 1932 to 1937
All films by Wesley Ruggles True Confession1937IMDb rating 6.6Lombard as Helen Bartlett
No Man of Her Own1932IMDb rating 6.6Lombard as Connie Randall
Also two films together21 more actors
- Sig RumanTo Be or Not to Be (1942) and Nothing Sacred (1937)
- Charles HaltonTo Be or Not to Be (1942) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
- Fredric MarchNothing Sacred (1937) and The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
- Lane ChandlerMade for Each Other (1939) and The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
- Charles CoburnIn Name Only (1939) and Made for Each Other (1939)
- William PowellMy Man Godfrey (1936) and Man of the World (1931)
- John BarrymoreTrue Confession (1937) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Edgar DearingThe Golden Age of Comedy (1957) and Made for Each Other (1939)
- Esther DaleMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Made for Each Other (1939)
- Robert ArmstrongBig News (1929) and The Racketeer (1929)
- James ConatyMade for Each Other (1939) and Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
- Lucile WatsonMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Made for Each Other (1939)
- Hedda HopperNothing Sacred (1937) and The Racketeer (1929)
- Herman BingHands Across the Table (1935) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Pat FlahertyMy Man Godfrey (1936) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Rolfe SedanNow and Forever (1934) and Man of the World (1931)
- Walter ConnollyNothing Sacred (1937) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Tom DuganTo Be or Not to Be (1942) and True Confession (1937)
- Ferdinand MunierHands Across the Table (1935) and No Man of Her Own (1932)
- Guy StandingNow and Forever (1934) and The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
- Jean DixonSwing High, Swing Low (1937) and My Man Godfrey (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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