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Size up your Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 16, 2020
Lovely color photo of Carole Lombard, isn't it? That looks to be the same blue outfit, designed by Travis Banton, that she wore in the pioneering Technicolor comedy "Nothing Sacred";Now imagine you could blow up that top photo and place it on your wall. You don't have to imagine -- you can. In fact, read more
A 'few minor flaws,' but a new p1202
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 15, 2020
Meet Paramount p1202-1068, an original Carole Lombard portrait from 1935 that's new to me. The seller admits it has a "few minor flaws" (several of which you can see), but otherwise is in fine condition. And, of course, Carole looks stylish.Four bids have been made as of this writing, topping out at read more
Meet Lombard's legendary milliner, and a Carole-Claudette update
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 14, 2020
This is Paramount p1202-826, a Carole Lombard portrait from late 1933 or early '34. Obviously, her unusual hat is the photo's most distinguishing feature. Lombard's seemingly effortless fashion style extended to hats too, and this entry will examine the career of the milliner who helped outfit not o read more
Someone found the snipe!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 13, 2020
We're referring to p1202-1091, the somewhat unconventional Carole Lombard Paramount portrait we profiled in yesterday's entry. The lack of a snipe made it difficult for me to understand the context for the photo; that was the bad news.Note I said was, because someone came to my rescue today. Marion read more
Variations on a (strange) theme
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 12, 2020
This is Paramount p1202-1091, probably from early 1935, showing Carole Lombard in one of the most bizarre outfits I've ever seen her in. Is she trying to evoke a futuristic look ("Ladies and gentlemen, the Lombard 2000!")? A case of "streamline moderne" gone horribly wrong? Whatever, it doesn't loo read more
Get yourself a Carole '10-pack'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 11, 2020
Being a wise consumer can pay off. If you're a Carole Lombard fan (and since you're here, you probably are), you now can acquire 10 of her features for a probable bargain price (bids begin at $9.99). And the collection includes Carole's return to comedy with 1941's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" with Robert Mon read more
Lombard vs. Dietrich...the sing-off?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 10, 2020
Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich, shown with Paramount stablemate Cary Grant at the Venice Pier party Lombard hosted in June 1935, had a, shall we say, unusual relationship. Professionally friendly, one biographer states that in 1934 the bisexual Marlene made a pass at Carole (https://carole-and- read more
'Swing High' for these three vintage pics
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 9, 2020
This vintage photo of Carole Lombard singing in 1937's "Swing High, Swing Low" is one of three now available via eBay. The other two:All are 8" x 10", in good condition and may have printed or stamped material on the back, as all initially were in magazine or newspaper photo files.The trio are being read more
'If they asked me, I could write a book...' And they have.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 8, 2020
Several years ago, my Facebook friend Michelle Morgan wrote a biography of Carole Lombard, which I had more than the usual interest in. Why? One, I assisted with her research, and two......I was one of two people the book was dedicated to.For years, it's been suggested I write a Lombard book, an read more
Nursing a role: En route to 'Vigil In The Night'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 7, 2020
Now that we're in the second day of National Nurses Week (it ends on Tuesday, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing), it seemed a good to examine Carole Lombard's journey to her role in "Vigil In The Night," her 1940 film about nursing and arguably her read more
Paying tribute on National Nurses Day
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 6, 2020
Today is National Nurses Day, a profession Carole Lombard celebrated in her 1940 drama "Vigil In The Night." We'll have additional information on the film in tomorrow's entry, but for now we just wish to say "thank you" for the everyday heroism our health care workers provide. I found this on Facebo read more
Get Carole 'Under The Stars' this August
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 5, 2020
Carole Lombard has done plenty for her fans over the years. Here's your chance to return the favor.Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. will hold its annual August extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars" (SUTS), this year, and Carole could be part of the event.But to do it, she'll have to beat out her o read more
A Lombard flick...at a drive-in? It happened in her lifetime
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 4, 2020
This photo of Carole Lombard with her car was taken by the esteemed Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1938. And the year after this, she could have taken that auto of hers, driven not far from her new Encino ranch home, and done something more culturally associated with future generations.For years, I've wonder read more
Vengeance is hers, with a Hitch
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 3, 2020
This scene of Carole Lombard in a tub was filmed for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the 1941 marital comedy directed by, of all people, Alfred Hitchcock. We learn more about this, and other indignities he put Carole through, in this United Press article fro the Nov. 5, 1940 Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call (double read more
Well, look who's back!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 2, 2020
It's none other than Carole Lombard and husband William Powell, arriving in Los Angeles after their honeymoon in Hawaii. I adore the look on Lombard's face; she and Powell are two little lovebirds. Thankfully, this is an original photo with a snipe on the back:Can't read it? A larger version:The pic read more
Here's what you can do with your stimulus
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 1, 2020
Did you get your $1,200 economic stimulus direct deposit or check (signed by you-know-who) yet? If you're lucky enough not to be in need of it for mundane things such as food, use some of the sum towards buying Carole Lombard memorabilia.This exquisite shot of her with George Raft from "Rumba," for read more
Sheet music, now and later
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 30, 2020
"Swing High, Swing Low" is renowned as the only movie Carole Lombard actually sang before the camera (in others, she was dubbed). We have two examples of Lombard-related sheet music available at ebay.You'll have to hurry for this one -- British sheet music for "True Confession." It expires at 12:32 read more
Streaming with 'Godfrey'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 29, 2020
Every now and then, it's good to remember why we love a film. So it is with arguably the greatest screwball of them all, "My Man Godfrey," starring my favorite Golden Age actress and actor, Carole Lombard and William Powell. Above is the front page of a two-page Universal advertising spread in the S read more
Herald-ing a 'Dressing' in Missouri
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 28, 2020
Paramount's "We're Not Dressing" was a star-studded romp that hit movie theaters in the spring of 1934, roughly the same time as another Carole Lombard film, Columbia's "Twentieth Century." Above is a herald promoting the movie, which ran at the Dickinson Theater in Fayette, Mo., in early May 1934.W read more
Carole beaucoup, 'Pour Vous'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 27, 2020
Welcome to a Carole Lombard Paramount pic that's new to me, p1202-64. It's not up for auction (at least not anywhere I've seen), but it's a bit different, placing Carole in a faux-tropical setting. From the coding, it's probably from early 1931, although it doesn't appear connected to any of Lombard read more