Carole Lombard was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies.

The young Carole Lombard was passionately involved in sports and enjoyed watching movies. At Virgil Junior High School, she participated in tennis, volleyball, and swimming, and won trophies for her achievements in athletics. At the age of 12, this hobby unexpectedly landed Lombard her first screen role. With the encouragement of her mother, Lombard happily took a small role in the melodrama A Perfect Crime (1921).

Her star was rising as she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in My Man Godfrey (1936).

Her first marriage was to Hollywood’s top male star, William Powell. She was 22, carefree, and famously foul-mouthed, while he was 38, intellectual, and sophisticated. The marriage failed.

Her second marriage was to Clark Gable, "The King of Hollywood" They became the supercouple of Hollywood.

The couple, both lovers of the outdoors, bought a 20-acre ranch in Encino, California, where they kept barnyard animals and enjoyed hunting trips. Almost immediately, Carole Lombard wanted to start a family, but her attempts failed; after two miscarriages and numerous trips to fertility specialists, she was unable to have children.

When the U.S. entered World War II at the end of 1941, Lombard traveled to her home state of Indiana for a war bond rally with her mother, Bess Peters, and Clark Gable's press agent, Otto Winkler. Lombard raised more than $2 million in defense bonds in a single evening.

Her party had initially been scheduled to return to Los Angeles by train, but Lombard was eager to reach home more quickly and wanted to travel by air. Her mother and Winkler were afraid of flying and insisted that the group follow their original travel plans. Lombard suggested that they flip a coin; they agreed, and Lombard won the toss.

After refueling in Las Vegas, the airplane crashed near the 8,300-foot (2,530 m) level of Potosi Mountain shortly after taking off. All 22 aboard, including Carole Lombard, her mother, and 15 U.S. Army soldiers, were killed instantly. She was 33 years old.

Carole Lombard, a Hollywood icon will always be In Heaven with the Stars.