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Seeking the start of a 'society deb'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 23, 2013
On Feb. 4, 1925, Carole Lombard, the former Jane Alice Peters, made one of her earliest print appearances in the Los Angeles Times, in a story entitled "Society Girl Goes Into Silent Drama." (One presumes in those pre-talkie days, "silent" was used as a synonym for "movies," to contrast it with the read more
Want to get the 'Low-Down' on Lombard? You can
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 22, 2013
That's Carole Lombard in Paramount p1202-858, from the latter part of 1934, and thanks to Tally Haugen for her work on that photo. Also, keep Tally in your thoughts today, as she's undergoing a bilateral mastectomy to rid herself of four invasive cancer cells.Now onto today's topic, in which Carole' read more
A heart-to-heart to Carole and Clark
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 21, 2013
Imagine finding someone you like -- heck, love -- a great deal, only to find yourself under the scrutiny of millions. That's what faced Carole Lombard and Clark Gable in the fall of 1936, as their romance had proven to be more than a short-lived fling.Sure, as celebrities, each was used to being put read more
'Lombard,' back home in Indiana
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 20, 2013
Carole Lombard is shown dining in Chicago on Jan. 14, 1942, prior to her departure for Indianapolis, a successful war bond rally, and fate. Now, a one-woman play about one of Fort Wayne's most famous natives is planned for her hometown this spring.The two-act play "Lombard" by Michael B. Druxman (ht read more
Sinnin' in linen
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 19, 2013
If Carole Lombard's 1932 Paramount programmer "Sinners In The Sun" is remembered for anything, it's for being one of Cary Grant's first screen appearances, as a supporting player. (They would appear on screen together seven years later at RKO for their only co-starring outing, in the romantic drama read more
Just 'Look' at this sultry photo
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 18, 2013
Some of the raciest portraits ever taken of Carole Lombard were the handiwork of Pathe photographer William E. Thomas. Lombard was still in her "Carol of the curves" phase, and Thomas took advantage of every one of those curves to capture the 20-year-old's sex appeal.Now another shot from that sessi read more
Carole and Coop...'Excelsior'!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 17, 2013
Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper make a great nautical pair in this maritime Paramount publicity photo. Here's another seafaring shot of them, probably from the same session, though both are wearing more layers of clothing:It's the cover of the July 5, 1933 issue of Excelsior, a magazine published in read more
Motion Picture, October 1931: Queen of the lot (well, sort of)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 16, 2013
As the fall of 1931 began, Carole Lombard could be seen in many neighborhood theaters throughout the U.S., working with Gary Cooper (and Charles Trowbridge as her father) in "I Take This Woman." She was gaining popularity among movie audiences -- and according to the October issue of Motion Picture read more
Hollywood and hats: Helping through Hedda
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 15, 2013
Carole Lombard would never have admitted this publicly, but one senses that if push had come to shove and filmdom's top stars had to swear allegiance to one side or the other during the Great Hollywood Gossip War, she probably would have put herself in the camp of Hedda Hopper. Nothing against Hedda read more
An 'Album' focused for filmland fandom
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 14, 2013
A stunning portrait of Carole Lombard graces the cover of the 1938 summer edition of Screen Album, which as the name implies was not so much a fan magazine as a pictorial, as its table of contents make evident:Published by Dell, Screen Album was issued once every few months, with a page dedicated to read more
One slightly messed-up bride
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 13, 2013
Carole Lombard was no stranger to bridal wear, having modeled such gowns as far back as her first leading film role in 1925's "Marriage In Transit" (left), and continued doing so while at Pathe. Thus it was no surprise that Paramount asked her to do likewise in the spring of 1931, preparing for the read more
The thrills of '33 (plus a visit to 'Convention City')
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 12, 2013
This publicity still from "Supernatural" sort of sums up Carole Lombard's movie work during 1933 -- showing off her sex appeal with a shapely leg exposed to the thigh, but the look on her face as Randolph Scott embraces gives off an entirely different vibe, to the effect of, "what am I doing in this read more
Gable, Lombard, Loy and Laughton: It's Greek (war relief) to me
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 11, 2013
The stars came out on Jan. 8, 1941, as Hollywood held a broadcast benefit for Greek war relief -- and Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, just back from a trip to Washington and Baltimore, were among those on hand, as was MGM's Myrna Loy (at Lombard's left) and other notables. Now, another photo from th read more
Carole's clip joint
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 10, 2013
Those Carole Lombard collectors who like odds and ends may enjoy four items currently available through eBay. Each are compilations of Carole clippings relating to her movies, personal life and more (though a glance at photos of what is being offered seems to indicate that none of them were actually read more
Irene Bullock: Mother of all MPDGs?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 9, 2013
OK, so you probably know that Irene Bullock is the character Carole Lombard portrayed in "My Man Godfrey," but we don't see her as a mother in the movie (imagine a "Godfrey" sequel where she actually had children!). And what the heck is an "MPDG"?Well, it's an acronym for "Manic Pixie Dream Girl," a read more
Lombard + Patrick + two others
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 8, 2013
It's early 1936, and if Paramount stablemates and good friends Carole Lombard and Gail Patrick are linked together by movie fans, it's only for the latter's supporting work in the former's mediocre dance vehicle "Rumba" from the year before. They had not yet been publicly cast as sisters in the even read more
Are they 'Made For Each Other'? On marriage and Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 7, 2013
The challenges of married life, such as that experienced by Carole Lombard and James Stewart in 1939's "Made For Each Other," haven't been a frequent topic of Hollywood -- whether it was during the classic era of the '30s and '40s or in later decades (and this includes television as much as film). T read more
This pic Pitts Lombard in a different view
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 6, 2013
This photo of Carole Lombard and Zasu Pitts from the only film they made together, MGM's "The Gay Bride" in 1934, is fairly common among Carole collectors. But here's a still of the two you probably have never seen before:This relative rarity is an 8" x 10" original, unfortunately with some white da read more
Here's signing at you, kid
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 5, 2013
Carole Lombard's autograph by itself is pretty valuable. Now imagine it in the midst of a book with many other film stars of her era.Well, you don't have to imagine it, because such a book is currently being auctioned at eBay:And here's how Lombard signed -- and it's definitely the real deal:Who els read more
Where did Lombard lose it?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 4, 2013
Her virginity, we mean.Short of discovering a long-lost diary (and from all known accounts, she didn't keep one), we may never be entirely sure where Carole Lombard learned the ways of sex. But there's one site that's a leading candidate -- a building on 7000 Romaine Street in Los Angeles:This was H read more