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'Grace and Beauty'...it's in the cards
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 13, 2012
In Carole Lombard's day, being seen with a cigarette was no sin...and in many foreign countries, film stars were tied into tobacco in another way -- as the subject of cards offered as premiums from manufacturers. (Think of them as featuring a side product of lung cancer, rather than the tooth decay read more
Mmm, mmm, Claudette...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 12, 2012
That's Carole Lombard and Paramount stablemate Claudette Colbert having some fun at Lombard's famed Venice Pier party in June 1935. I'm not certain about the degree of their friendship (some Colbert devotees, of which there are many, might know the answer), but Carole likely was on better terms with read more
From sublime to ridiculous, and in between
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 11, 2012
Checking the latest Carole Lombard items offered on eBay uncovered photos representing what might be called the three faces of Carole -- the classic beauty; the informal, down-to-earth lady; and the practical joker...although this time, the joke's on her.We'll begin with beauty, specifically a previ read more
A 'Daily' look at Lombard, 1928
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 10, 2012
We continue our Carole Lombard Film Daily series by looking at 1928, a year that would end with Lombard wearing the famed Pathe rooster on a sweater as part of its roster of stars (and renamed "Carol" by the studio in the process). It was a year in which Lombard drew further recognition as part of M read more
A 'Daily' look at Lombard, 1927
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 9, 2012
For Carole Lombard, the year 1927 might be seen as beginning a comeback of sorts. Not that she had made that much of a splash in her first serious film go-round at Fox in 1925; she apparently was in over her head as a female lead of a programmer, then was used for feminine scenery decoration in quic read more
Another cyber-gift from Tally
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 8, 2012
Like that? It's p1202-922, a Carole Lombard Paramount portrait courtesy of Tally Haugen, who's sent so much Lombard cyber-memorabilia my way. She e-mailed me three pix of Carole last night, adding the note, "didn't know if you had all of these."Well, Tally, turns out I didn't have any of them, so th read more
A second go-around for a 'Ladies' Man'?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 7, 2012
In November 2009, I wrote an entry on a press sheet being auctioned at eBay for the 1931 Carole Lombard-William Powell film "Ladies' Man" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/254146.html). It appears that either this item has resurfaced or another copy has been found -- but this time, I can present read more
The Glassner goodies go on
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 6, 2012
The other day, we presented nine Carole Lombard images from the renowned Glassner collection of entertainment memorabilia. Today, we add eight more -- almost all from the late 1920s, including several rarities. As was the case with the previous set, none of these are originals and bids start at $14. read more
Checking out their signatures
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 5, 2012
It's no secret that ties between Carole Lombard and her mother, Elizabeth Peters, were exceptionally strong. Mom was anything but a meddling "Hollywood mother," and giving daughter her own leeway in life was among the reasons they bonded so well.What more can we learn about them? Perhaps this can su read more
Nine more Glassner gems
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 4, 2012
The latest batch of Carole Lombard photos has surfaced from the massive memorabilia collection of Lester Glassner (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/444871.html), and while most aren't that uncommon, a few will make you take notice. All have an opening bid of $14.95, with bidding deadlines betwee read more
Clark and Carole star in Love Field
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 3, 2012
Carole Lombard was in a potentially awkward situation in December 1939 when "Gone With The Wind" made its long-awaited, triumphant debut. As the wife of Clark Gable, she certainly had to attend, and as a film aficionado herself (not to mention someone who harbored eventual producing ambitions of her read more
Lombard and Walling, times two
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 2, 2012
This photo of Carole Lombard wearing an Asian-style hat was taken by William Walling, a Paramount staff photographer. Two samples of their teamwork are now available through eBay...and while we've run both portraits before, they're well worth revisiting. (And for those of you who are curious, the ha read more
This Labor Day, TCM shows its 'Greed'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 1, 2012
No, we're not doing an entry on Carole Lombard's film "The Gay Bride," her lone movie at MGM. Today, the focus is on the "Co." part of "Carole & Co.", specifically the actress seen with Lombard in the still above. She's Zasu Pitts, lovingly remembered for her brilliant work as a character comedic ac read more
Time for some tennis with a 'White Woman'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 31, 2012
As we're in the midst of the U.S. Open tennis tournament -- where Carole Lombard's close friend Alice Marble won the singles event for four consecutive years -- how about something of Carole playing the sport she loved?That's a page from the September 1935 issue of Photoplay These photos were by Don read more
It's time to VAMP it up!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 30, 2012
Why post the above image of Carole Lombard? Is it to remind us that next month, Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. (and Canada, too!) will air a tribute to Mack Sennett each Thursday? Well, it could be -- although Lombard's Sennett films won't air until the 27th. (Oh, and to Robert Osborne, Ben Manki read more
Get to meet Gable's girl
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 29, 2012
One side effect of Carole Lombard's romance with Clark Gable was that it often thrust her, and her many accomplishments, into a Gable context. Take, for example, this photo of Lombard, from the February 1937 Photoplay:Yep, she's called "Gable's Girl," which she indeed was in early 1937, so that refe read more
Thursday, welcome the king of the cads
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 28, 2012
Among the many splendid things about Turner Classic Movies' annual August extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars," is that the channel occasionally gives 24 hours of honor to actors who might not have been on the top tier of stardom, but whose work certainly warrants a retrospective. For example, las read more
Picture Play, June 1932: Hollywood marriage, from 'this young Mrs. Powell'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 27, 2012
The marriage of Carole Lombard and William Powell (shown here in a photo by Warners' Elmer Fryer, taken not long after Powell left Paramount) was nearing its first anniversary when Picture Play sent Laura Ellsworth Fitch to interview the woman the magazine still steadfastly referred to as "Carol." T read more
Fan magazines for the ears, not the eyes
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 26, 2012
Carole Lombard appeared on the cover of many a movie fan magazine, such as the one above for Modern Screen in January 1931. But over the years, Lombard even graced the covers of fan magazines that more or less had little to do with movies. Here's proof:This is from the Jan. 21, 1939 issue of Radio G read more
Picture Play, January 1930: Fun across the border
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 25, 2012
It's been a while since we ran that photo of Carole Lombard and then-husband William Powell raising a toast alongside Ernest Truex and his wife in January 1933. I thought of this picture the other day while watching Powell's brilliant performance in "One Way Passage," made only a few months before t read more