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Carole Lombard

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Carole Lombard Famous memorial

Original Name
Jane Alice Peters
Birth
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Death
16 Jan 1942 (aged 33)
Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.122226, Longitude: -118.247992
Plot
The Great Mausoleum, Memorial Terrace, Sanctuary of Trust, Mausoleum Crypt 5874
Memorial ID
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Actress. Born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of three children, her parents separated and with her mother and older brothers, she moved to Los Angeles, California. Her career spanned from the silent era to "talkies." An auto accident almost ended her life as well as her acting career by inflicting serious scars on her face. Undaunted, she was able to cover the blemishes with the heavy use of cosmetics. She received her only Oscar nomination for Best Actress in "My Man Godfrey" (1936). "No Man Of Her Own" (1932) put her opposite Clark Gable for the first and only time, but their marriage was still seven years away when they became the ideal Hollywood couple known for their success in the film industry. She did not see her final movie "To Be Or Not To Be" released. With World War II (WWII) raging in 1942, Clark Gable journeyed to Mount Potosi in Clark County, Nevada, to join a search party seeking the wreckage of a TWA twin-engine DC-3 airliner flying from Indianapolis to Los Angeles. Aboard were 22 passengers including Carole Lombard Gable and her mother. She had wound up a war bond drive just before boarding. There were no survivors. The blonde film star of the 1930s, best remembered for her "Screw Ball comedies," was gone. Clark Gable rode on the train that carried the bodies of his wife and mother-in-law back to Los Angeles. She had left specific instructions for her burial in the event of death. Clark Gable purchased three crypts at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, one for Carole, one for her mother, and a reserve for himself. She mandated a swift, direct interment in a mausoleum crypt at Forest Lawn with only her immediate family present. In the wake of her death at age 33, the Army offered to conduct a military funeral to honor the first star to give her life while aiding the war effort. They were refused and her wishes were carried out as specified. However, a World War II (WWII) Liberty Ship was christened in her honor. She is interred next to Gable and to her mother, Elizabeth Peters, who also perished in the crash.

Actress. Born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of three children, her parents separated and with her mother and older brothers, she moved to Los Angeles, California. Her career spanned from the silent era to "talkies." An auto accident almost ended her life as well as her acting career by inflicting serious scars on her face. Undaunted, she was able to cover the blemishes with the heavy use of cosmetics. She received her only Oscar nomination for Best Actress in "My Man Godfrey" (1936). "No Man Of Her Own" (1932) put her opposite Clark Gable for the first and only time, but their marriage was still seven years away when they became the ideal Hollywood couple known for their success in the film industry. She did not see her final movie "To Be Or Not To Be" released. With World War II (WWII) raging in 1942, Clark Gable journeyed to Mount Potosi in Clark County, Nevada, to join a search party seeking the wreckage of a TWA twin-engine DC-3 airliner flying from Indianapolis to Los Angeles. Aboard were 22 passengers including Carole Lombard Gable and her mother. She had wound up a war bond drive just before boarding. There were no survivors. The blonde film star of the 1930s, best remembered for her "Screw Ball comedies," was gone. Clark Gable rode on the train that carried the bodies of his wife and mother-in-law back to Los Angeles. She had left specific instructions for her burial in the event of death. Clark Gable purchased three crypts at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, one for Carole, one for her mother, and a reserve for himself. She mandated a swift, direct interment in a mausoleum crypt at Forest Lawn with only her immediate family present. In the wake of her death at age 33, the Army offered to conduct a military funeral to honor the first star to give her life while aiding the war effort. They were refused and her wishes were carried out as specified. However, a World War II (WWII) Liberty Ship was christened in her honor. She is interred next to Gable and to her mother, Elizabeth Peters, who also perished in the crash.

Bio by: Donald Greyfield



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/636/carole-lombard: accessed ), memorial page for Carole Lombard (6 Oct 1908–16 Jan 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 636, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.