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'Silver Screen,' August 1931: From Powell's point of view
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 28, 2014
We know what marriage meant for Carole Lombard in mid-1931, but let's not forget that it came during a time of upheaval in the career of her new husband, William Powell. The couple was on their honeymoon at the time Modern Screen's August issue hit newsstands, and while the magazine hedged its bets read more
A Lombard portrait in a New York state of mind
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 27, 2014
Here's proof that not all "classic Hollywood portraiture" took place in Hollywood...or even in southern California. This pensive shot of Carole Lombard, Paramount p1202-2, was taken in New York by Herman Zerrenner in the late summer of 1930, when Lombard was in the East to make "Fast And Loose," wha read more
Carole, and some company
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 26, 2014
We know Carole Lombard had many friends in Hollywood; this picture shows her with four of them, all of whom worked with her at one time or another. From left with Carole are George Raft, Gary Cooper, Charles Butterworth and Fred MacMurray. The photo was taken on the set of "Souls At Sea," starring R read more
Carole, Coop and Shirley play pool
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 25, 2014
No, nothing about billiards -- this publicity still shows Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper and 6-year-old Shirley Temple in a scene from 1934's "Now And Forever." (Although one would think Carole and Coop trying to explain the intricacies of pool to the precocious Shirley would have had its own sort of c read more
Planning a 'classic' day next May
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 24, 2014
You probably recognize Carole Lombard in this group photo from March 1933 (she's seventh from right), but how many other Paramount personalities (mostly actors but a few directors as well) can you identify? Since you probably don't have all day to figure things out, here's the list, from that June's read more
Vintage, original and made in the U.S.A.
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 23, 2014
Carole Lombard and Fredric March posed for several stills in character for the 1937 Selznick International comedy "Nothing Sacred"; this was one of them, and as we can tell from the information in the bottom of the photo, this was "made in U.S.A." We further know it's vintage and original (and in Te read more
Beauty for Britons
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 22, 2014
Most of you probably have never seen that image of Carole Lombard before; from her hairstyle and the amount of skin shown, it appears to be from her Pathe period of the late 1920s, most likely taken by chief photographer William E. Thomas. Another glance at the photo provides additional information. read more
So you wanna get negative?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 21, 2014
Well, here's your chance. An original negative of the Carole Lombard portrait above, Paramount p1202-858 from sometime in 1934, is up for auction at eBay. The 8" x 10" comes out as a black-and-white image, not the sepia shade as seen here.According to the seller, "This is the original negative, not read more
'Modern Screen,' October 1940: Just how does she do it?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 20, 2014
And by "do it," we're referring to Carole Lombard's acting prowess, something that in 1940 often was ignored while the press instead focused on her status as Mrs. Clark Gable number three. But see that word "Success," roughly belt-high to her while she poses for a promotional still from "They Knew W read more
An old setting, a new angle
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 19, 2014
Over the years, this Carole Lombard image -- Paramount p1202-862, from mid-1934 -- has become fairly common among collectors (understandably so, given Carole's vivacious pose). And perhaps you've seen other shots from that session, such as the more contemplative p1202-857:But here's a portrait taken read more
Some reviews to 'Digest,' 1936
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 18, 2014
Above is Paramount p1202-1106, the first Carole Lombard portrait copyrighted 1936, a pivotal year for her for reasons beyond the start of her romance with Clark Gable. Professionally, in '36 Lombard arrived for good as a top-tier star; there was no turning back.It just so happens that one of the pub read more
Carole, Clark and a cup
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 17, 2014
The year 1939 was winding down, and Carole Lombard -- nearing the nine-month anniversary of her marriage to Clark Gable -- decided to present him with a special gift for Christmas. The result? This loving cup: Oh, and just so Clark wouldn't forget who it came from:The silver cup (including a octagon read more
A pair of 'True Confession(s)'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 16, 2014
Two more goodies related to "True Confession," Carole Lombard's final film for Paramount, have popped up on eBay. First of all, here's Carole with co-star Fred MacMurray on the shores of Lake Arrowhead; while I've seen several other shots of them from this scene, this particular pose is new to me:Mo read more
'Modern Screen,' October 1934: She won't put on an act
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 15, 2014
The portrait above may look somewhat artsy, but it was Carole Lombard's very lack of pretense (not in posing for photos, but in how she lived her life) that made her so popular during her lifetime -- and perhaps more fondly remembered today than so many of her equally talented contemporaries. And le read more
The Fort Wayne Lombard lovefest, vol. 2
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 14, 2014
That "little daughter" noted in the Oct. 8, 1908 Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, whom the Peters named Jane Alice, would go on to world renown as Carole Lombard. She would be one of the leading lights in a then-largely unknown area of southern California called Hollywood, in the infant industry of motio read more
A look back at Fort Wayne's Lombard lovefest
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 13, 2014
Already showing how she could command a photographer's spotlight even as a child, Jane Alice Peters (the future Carole Lombard) poses with her two older brothers Frederic and Stuart as well as her mother, Elizabeth Peters, in a picture taken in her birthplace of Fort Wayne, Indiana. A week ago Sunda read more
Get 'Swing'-in'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 12, 2014
The presence of Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, two stars on the rise, led Paramount to bet on the success of "Swing High, Swing Low" in the first few months of 1937. To that end, the studio heavily promoted the film in both general-interest publications (e.g., daily newspapers and magazines such read more
'No Clark Gable,' indeed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 11, 2014
"Virtue" -- Carole Lombard's 1932 film, not the concept itself -- came up the other day in San Francisco Chronicle film critic (and pre-Code maven) Mick LaSalle's Q & A column (http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/askmicklasalle/article/Ask-Mick-LaSalle-Ben-Stiller-bad-5812536.php). To be specific, her read more
'Modern Screen,' May 1938: Whatever happened to...glamour?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 10, 2014
It's the spring of 1938, and Carole Lombard is the star of the hour following two hit movies, "Nothing Sacred" and "True Confession," not to mention a highly visible romance with the technically still-married Clark Gable. So it's no wonder she's sipping a soda and gracing the cover of that May's iss read more
(Swim)suit up with Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 9, 2014
It's no secret that Carole Lombard filled out a swimsuit as well as any actress of the 1930s, although she more or less stopped posing for such portraits after 1937. And while the above pic (my favorite of Carole in swimwear) still doesn't have its Paramount p1202 number identified (help!), another read more