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| Book Review | Indiana Magazine of History, 101.2 | The History Cooperative
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June, 2005
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Carole Lombard
The Hoosier Tornado

By Wes D. Gehring
(Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press. 2003. Pp. xix, 264. Illustrations, filmography, notes, selected bibliography. $19.95.)

Although Carole Lombard died at age thirty-three in 1942, her personal and professional impact on Hollywood certainly warrants a new biography (most date from the 1970s). Drawing on a wide variety of sources—interviews, articles, prior biographies, movie reviews, and the films themselves—Wes D. Gehring's book not only positions Lombard in relation to the screwball comedy genre she helped define, but also shows the scope of her career, which began in the early 1920s and ranged from silent slapstick comedies to classical Hollywood dramas. 1
      As the book's subtitle suggests, Gehring's study pays considerable attention to Lombard's early childhood in Indiana and her subsequent connections to the state. In addition to using prominent newspaper sources, Gehring fleshes out his study by digging into Indiana newspaper articles on the "Hoosier Tornado." He begins with Lombard's death in the plane crash that followed her extremely successful war bond rally in Indianapolis, rendering this familiar incident in moving rather than maudlin terms, and successfully setting the stage for a consideration of Lombard's film career, personal life, and engaging personality. . . .
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