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Commemorating Carole's 104th (and yes, I'm back)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 6, 2012
Before entering today's special entry about Carole Lombard, some of you probably wonder where I've been the past few days. Nothing's wrong with my health, although at times I feel a bit frayed. I've moved this week to Charlottesville, Va., a lovely small city best known as home to the University of read more
Sylvia throws Carole a Life Saver
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 1, 2012
Some of you may recall our entry a few years back where we examined an April 1933 Photoplay in which noted fitness expert Sylvia talked about how she helped Carole Lombard develop her famed sleek figure after being a few pounds heavier during her Mack Sennett years (http://carole-and-co.livejournal. read more
For Lombard fans next August, there's no place like Rome
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 30, 2012
And to get there (if you're an American citizen), you won't need a passport or have to convert your dollars into lire. We're talking Rome, N.Y., the upstate town where "Show Folks" (seen above), was shown in 2008 at Capitolfest, an annual three-day summer weekend event that celebrates silent and pre read more
A toast to Carole, with a shot of Ginger
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 29, 2012
79 years ago today, Carole Lombard's Columbia film "Brief Moment" was making its way across theaters...and if you went to a newsstand and thumbed through the October 1933 issue of Movie Classic, you could find this picture of Carole, as well as a blurb on the film and her new divorcee status:The cov read more
A 'Rumba' in triplicate
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 28, 2012
"Rumba" lacked the fire of "Bolero," the previous Carole Lombard-George Raft dance collaboration (one suspects the strict enforcement of the Production Code had something to do with it), but three photographic artifacts from that 1935 film are now available via eBay.Two of them are Lombard portraits read more
Paramount centennial blogathon: For Carole, seven years, 22 films
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 27, 2012
Above is Carole Lombard in what Paramount Pictures called a "personality poster" -- measuring 14" x 17", it was something theaters used to promote stars and add ambience to the lobby or foyer. Lombard signed with Paramount in mid-1930, and would remain with the studio through the end of 1937.Carole read more
Lombard, by a nose (and more)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 26, 2012
Carole Lombard met, knew and was photographed with many fellow celebrities during her brief lifetime, but when you see her with someone for the first time, it's a pleasant surprise nonetheless. Take the following photo, for instance. Flanking Carole on one side is Jack Oakie, a bit unrecognizable in read more
Picture Play, February 1931: Some thoughts from Mr. Sennett
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 25, 2012
This week marks the 100th anniversary of Mack Sennett's first films for his Keystone studio, and some 15 years later, with Sennett now working for Pathe, Carole Lombard joined his troupe. This Thursday, several Sennett films in which she appeared will air on Turner Classic Movies as part of its cent read more
'This is a nice one,' indeed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 24, 2012
Among Carole Lombard's films, "White Woman" was easily the most over-the-top. A 1933 melodrama set in the jungles of what was then called Malaya, Charles Laughton chews the scenery, and the rest of the cast either follows suit or does nothing to stop him. Carole suffered a laceration arm at the hand read more
Open house today (but hurry!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 23, 2012
This is awfully short notice, but I just learned that one of Carole Lombard's former residences has an open house today, from 2 to 5 p.m. (Pacific). It's at 523 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, and was where Lombard lived briefly after her 1933 divorce from William Powell, about the same time t read more
Picture Play, August 1932: What sends Lombard into a little rage
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 22, 2012
The Carole Lombard of mid-1932 was generally a happy soul, as this Otto Dyar shot (p1202-299) reveals, and why not? She was a leading lady at one of the movie industry's top studios (even if it deemed her interchangeable with others in its actress stable) and was married to one of its most respected read more
'Seein' Stars' in the stamps
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 21, 2012
That's Carole Lombard and Clark Gable in Feg Murray's popular syndicated comic, "Seein' Stars" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/263176.html). But here's something you might not have known about the series (and I didn't know until recently): As part of the panel, on several occasions Murray crea read more
Making the dress look better
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 20, 2012
Nice portrait, isn't it? This one's Paramount p1202-672, and an Eastman Kodak vintage negative of it, measuring 7 3/4" x 9 3/4", is to be offered by Heritage Auctions' latest film memorabilia auction. Bidding begins Sunday, and will continue for a week. I like Heritage's description of the item:"Ful read more
(Largely) silent Glassner goodies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 19, 2012
Here we go again with more Carole Lombard photos from the estate of collector extraordinaire Lester Glassner. We're labeling this "largely" silent because all but one of these nine pics are from the pre-talkie era.As per usual when Glassner photos are made available on eBay, these are not original; read more
Lending support: The story of Ruth (Donnelly)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 18, 2012
Among the many wonderful things about films of the 1930s are the rich array of supporting actors -- and that certainly was true for Carole Lombard's starring vehicles. Today, we'll examine one of those players, shown above with Carole and Marie Prevost in 1935's "Hands Across The Table," portraying read more
A photo that packs a punch
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 17, 2012
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were both avid boxing fans (Clark portrayed a prizefighter in "Cain And Mabel," while tomboy Carole took boxing lessons in her youth from famed lightweight champion Benny Leonard), and they were among the throng who packed Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on May 28, 1937 f read more
Looking back: September 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 16, 2012
Carole Lombard's first full month as a divorcee didn't include divorcing William Powell from all facets of her life, as this pic from a Sept. 2, 1933 party thrown by Kay Francis at Billy Wilkerson's Vendome makes evident. On Sept. 1, Ohio's Sandusky Register ran this interview, where Carole again in read more
This fall, the 'Twentieth Century' will roll into Syracuse
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 15, 2012
The Twentieth Century train between Chicago and New York that was also the title of Carole Lombard's breakthrough movie rolled through Syracuse, N.Y., during its 65 years of operation, a few blocks north of "theater row" on South Salina Street (shown in 1959). For most of those years, however, it ap read more
A 'fetching' chapeau
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 14, 2012
Travis Banton is so identified with Carole Lombard's fashions during her Paramount era that it's easy to forget that he wasn't the only one to design for her in those years. Ever heard of someone named James Hopkins? We've written about him before (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/460812.html), read more
A picture of Carole Lombard from 1929
Carole & Co. Posted by jazzgirl1920s on Sep 14, 2012
Here is a picture of Carole Lombard from 1929 from a fan's scrap book from that time. read more