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A pic truly worth a 'Look'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 13, 2013
The Pathe-era photos of Carole (or as the studio referred to her, Carol) Lombard hold a definite fascination, as they show her transitioning from a vivacious teen into a sultry young woman. This portrait provides proof:While the number isn't visible here, we know from other versions of this photo we read more
Lombard, living large...literally
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 12, 2013
What on earth has happened to Carole Lombard, whom we all thought was between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-6? Did she wish to become the biggest star in Hollywood, only to have her fairy godmother misunderstand what she meant? Did she inadvertently consume some magic "EAT ME" cookies from Paramount's "Alice read more
Carole moves on
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 11, 2013
Carole Lombard is proud to broadcast the news that she has advanced in the quarterfinals of the "Funny Ladies" division of the 1930s bracket of the 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament, easily dispatching Margaret Dumont, 58-7. In other matches from the second half of the 1930s group:Jean read more
You could use a 'Pick Up'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 11, 2013
It's well known that Carole Lombard's first teaming with George Raft was the 1934 dance film "Bolero"...but it nearly wasn't. In 1932, the two were announced as the leads in a movie called "Pick Up," and it was listed as such in the 1932-33 Paramount pressbook announcing its upcoming production sche read more
80 years after the earth moved
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 10, 2013
The early part of March 1933 was a tense time for Hollywood, as we noted last month (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/578625.html). Studios were facing bankruptcy, salaries were planning to be cut by as much as 50 percent and a bank holiday called by new president Franklin D. Roosevelt left some read more
Jean talks quake
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 10, 2013
We unfortunately don't have any firsthand account from Carole Lombard about the earthquake that struck southern California 80 years ago today, causing most of its damage south of Los Angeles (notably Long Beach) but also affecting moviemaking sites in the area, albeit to a far lesser degree. One of read more
Yet another Silver centenary -- but this one's rather Young
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 9, 2013
Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow and Ginger Rogers all have this in common: Each had their centenary honored at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring, Md. (http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/179517.html, http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/37896 read more
Wondrous in wool
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 8, 2013
One of Carole Lombard's earliest creations by Irene of the fabled Bullocks Wilshire, this smart wool outfit was featured in the September 1939 issue of Photoplay to conclude a three-page spread on wool fashion for fall. (Note the magazine lists her upcoming film as "The Kind Men Marry"; by the time read more
Cast your vote for Carole!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 7, 2013
The 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney began a few days ago, but for Carole Lombard fans, it started in earnest Wednesday evening, when voting began in the "Funny Ladies" division where Carole is top-seeded. So you'll see this and other banners at this site, urging people to vote on Lombard read more
That's a wrap, and then some (get out the vote!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 6, 2013
It's amazing how Carole Lombard could enhance so many different articles of clothing. Take the portrait above, Paramount p1202-1114 from 1935. All one sees on the top half of her sleek body is a wrap, tastefully complementing her beauteous bare back. For Lombard, it wasn't just what she wore, but ho read more
Picture Play, February 1935: Tears behind a tinsel mask
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 5, 2013
The Carole Lombard portrait above almost looks like an outtake from "Supernatural," but it actually was made nearly two years after her lone foray into horror. With that in mind, today's entry is on a fan magazine article few have seen or noticed over the years, rescued from obscurity by the recent read more
For us, a happy ending (Picture Play, June 1934: Found -- A Happy Star)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 4, 2013
Nearly two years ago, we were doing some Carole Lombard sleuthing over a fan magazine story for which we only had the initial page, entitled "Found -- A Happy Star" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/399423.html). Searches turned into a dead end, so we sadly placed it in our figurative "cold case read more
It's that time of year again -- vote
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 3, 2013
Isn't that a delightful photo of Carole Lombard at her most casual? If you like it (and I can't imagine you wouldn't), credit my friend Monty at "All Good Things" for tracking it down. And speaking of Monty, since we're now in March, it's once again time for this year's edition of the Favorite Class read more
Telegraphing while in a 'Circle'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 2, 2013
Barely two months after that mid-October 1938 picture of Carole Lombard, aboard a scooter, was taken on the Selznick International lot, she was preparing for her next professional project. And with Christmas on the horizon, she chose to send best wishes to someone overseeing that project:We know Lom read more
Now, more 'Picture' in 'Play'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 1, 2013
We've run that cover of Carole Lombard from the January 1937 issue of Picture Play several times in the past, but never at such a size. But now we can, because nearly five years of that Street & Smith's publication -- from January 1934 to October 1938 -- have been placed online, thanks to New York's read more
That 'society deb' was right under our noses
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 28, 2013
Ever search for something and eventually find it was within your grasp all along? That's what's happened here.The other day, I wrote an entry about finding the conclusion of a story entitled "Is Carole Lombard Really A Society Deb?" There were no tell-tale signs to show what magazine it was from, al read more
'Dressing' in St. Louis
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 27, 2013
Throughout the spring and early summer of 1934, theater audiences flocked to see Carole Lombard and Bing Crosby in "We're Not Dressing" -- though one guesses more came to hear Bing sing the likes of "May I" and "Love Thy Neighbor" than to watch Carole play the haughty heiress who Crosby (lovingly) c read more
Motion Picture, December 1931: Why she married Bill Powell
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 26, 2013
The "she" being Carole Lombard, of course, shown with her new husband in a photo taken by Elmer Fryer of Warners (where Powell had just landed after some time at Paramount). Gladys Hall, who over the years would write several notable accounts of Lombard for fan magazines, discussed the new couple -- read more
Motion Picture, June 1933: A precarious time for Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 25, 2013
At the time Carole Lombard and Randolph Scott were taking part in the psychic hokum called "Supernatural," plenty was happening on the Paramount lot -- and beyond. However, you'd never guess it from this picture:Carole's near the center of the group; if you have trouble spotting her, here she is:Wha read more
Everyday she writes the book
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 24, 2013
Carole Lombard served as "guest editor" of the April 1936 issue of Screen Book, getting a supportive telegram from friend and former guest editor Ginger Rogers. Lombard even supplied a guest column, giving supportive (but frank) advice to prospective actors and actresses:Nearly 80 years after she wr read more