CAROLE LOMBARD DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT BORN 1908 OCTOBER 6 - 1942 JANUARY 16
CAROLE LOMBARD DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT BORN 1908 OCTOBER 6 - 1942 JANUARY 16 Carole Lombard Born October 6, 1908 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Died January 16, 1942 in Table Rock Mountain, Nevada, USA (airplane crash) Birth Name Jane Alice Peters Nicknames The Profane Angel The Hoosier Tornado The Queen of Screwball Comedy Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (3) Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 6, 1908. Her parents divorced in 1916 and her mother took the family on a trip out West. While there they decided to settle down in the Los Angeles area. After being spotted playing baseball in the street with the neighborhood boys by a film director, Carole was signed to a one-picture contract in 1921 when she was 12. The film in question was A Perfect Crime (1921). Although she tried for other acting jobs, she would not be seen onscreen again for four years. She returned to a normal life, going to school and participating in athl...