Carole Lombard, the Hoosier Tornado

Indiana Biography Series

By: Wes D. Gehring

Narrated by: Wesley Scott

Wes D. Gehring, a noted authority on film comedy, examines Lombard's legacy, focusing on both the public and private figure from her early days as merely beautiful window dressing in Mack Sennett silent films, to her development as the leading motion-picture comedienne of her time, to her tragic death in a January 1942 plane crash.

The book is published by Indiana Historical Society Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2003 Indiana Historical Society Press (P)2021 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Details Lombard's life, times and some delicious backstage gossip with a historian's eye and a biographer's appetite for discovery." (Publishers Weekly)

Loved this Biography

Not ususally a reader of bios about film stars but Lombard's story is riveting. Her vivacious and generous spirit are an inspiration. Glad I listened to the audio book because it felt more like the 'storybook' that was her short but remarkable life.

Smooth. Enjoyable.

Nice summary of her life. Very well organized! You could listen to several times and still enjoy it.

Could listen to this over and over again!

I found this biography of Carole Lombard so interesting! She's someone that I've heard about before, but didn't know any details about, and now I want to watch every movie she was ever in! The author did a great job of framing her life. The performance by the narrator was really relaxing and I was able to focus on the information being presented to me.