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Reviewed on November 15, 2013 | Arts and Humanities
Little more than a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, actress Carole Lombard (1908–42), her mother, and 20 other passengers were killed when their plane crashed into a mountainside near Las Vegas, NV. Lombard was returning to Hollywood following a war bond rally in her native Indiana. This work alternates coverage of her film career; her much beloved image, which combined looks, style, and down-to-earth humor; her romances, culminating in her marriage to superstar Clark Gable; and her f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More