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Carole Lombard was the very opposite of the typical 1930s starlet. A no-nonsense woman, she worked hard, took no prisoners and had a great passion for life. As a result, she became Hollywood's highest-paid star. From the outside, Carole's life was one of great glamour, fun and sophistication, and yet privately she endured much heartache and despair. As a child, her mother moved Carole and her brothers across the country and away from their beloved father. Carole then began a film career, only to have it cut short after a devastating car accident. Picking herself back up, she was rocked by the accidental shooting of her lover; a failed marriage to actor William Powell; and then the heartache of infertility during her marriage to Hollywood's king, Clark Gable. Lombard put on a brave face and marched forward, promising to be happy and positive. Sadly her life was cut short in a plane crash so catastrophic that, to this day, pieces of the plane are still buried in the mountain where it happened, 75 years ago. This biography tells the story of a woman whose remarkable life and controversial death continue to enthrall.
great book the narrative flows beautifully a Michelle Morgan brings Carole back to life with a wonderfully written book which gives Lombard the respect she deserves
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Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star | 
