Today marks the anniversary of Carole Lombard’s tragic passing. On the 16th of January 1942 she lost her life in a plane crash at just 33 years old. Lombard was in her home state of Indiana to help sell war bonds after Pearl Harbor. She was travelling with her mother, Elizabeth, and press agent, Otto. The group were meant to take a train back to California but Lombard was in a hurry to get home and proposed they fly instead. Elizabeth and Otto were against flying so the decision came to a coin t

This Day in History: January 16, 1948: Fort Wayne native Carole Lombard dies in plane crash

Carole Lombard Gable died 84 years ago, on January 16, 1942. She was 33 years old. The plane carrying Carole, her mother and MGM publicity man Otto Winkler, among others, slammed into Mount Potosi near Las Vegas on a cold snowy night. All died instantly. The death of Carole forever changed Clark Gable and despite whatever happiness he found later, he undoubtedly never fully recovered from the loss. President Roosevelt sent Clark a cable that read: "Mrs. Roosevelt and I are deeply distressed. Car

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