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From the pages of Photoplay, Oct.-Dec. 1937
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 22, 2012
There aren't that many photos showing Carole Lombard with Claudette Colbert (while they were on good terms, their social paths rarely crossed), and since this also has Paramount fashion maven Travis Banton, it adds allure. But what's the context? Here's the answer:It's Claudette being fitted by Mary read more
A critic heads for heaven
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 21, 2012
He stared at this sudden sight, an angelic woman in white in between two large gates. "I know who...you are," he haltingly said. "But it simply -- couldn't be!""It is!" she replied, smiling. "I'm Carole Lombard. Welcome, Andrew Sarris."Sarris finally figured things out, but just to be sure, he asked read more
'Dressing' in Cleveland
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 20, 2012
"We're Not Dressing" is a goofy little musical, a comedic reworking of "The Admirable Crichton," where a sailor puts a haughty heiress in her place after they are among a group stranded on an island. Carole Lombard provides glamour, Bing Crosby the music (including future standards such as "Love Thy read more
A costumer's centenary
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 19, 2012
We don't have proof, but there's a good chance that dress, worn by Carole Lombard in the now-lost 1928 Pathe feature "Ned McCobb's Daughter," was created by a company celebrating its centennial this year -- Western Costume Co.At the time "Ned McCobb's Daughter" was made, Western was headquartered do read more
If you like the avatar...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 18, 2012
For those of you who follow us through LiveJournal, you're familiar with our traditional Monday avatar of Carole Lombard. If you enjoy seeing it small, look below and see it big: This is p1202-1049, taken in early 1935. I'm not sure which Paramount photographer took this, but whomever it was did a s read more
My man, that's not 'Godfrey'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 17, 2012
None of us in the blogosphere bats 1.000, and in my five-plus years running "Carole & Co.", I've made my share of errors. So to the person on eBay selling this photo, one I've never come across before, please take this constructively:You list this as http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAROLE-LOMBARD-WILLIAM-PO read more
Anyone want to recast Carole?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 16, 2012
Playing the game of "what if" with Carole Lombard always has some intrigue, even when it doesn't concern the biggest what-if of all (what if she had lived well beyond Jan. 16, 1942). For example, the photo above is from her 1932 Columbia film "Virtue." What if she hadn't spurned a loanout to Warners read more
An interesting photo
Carole & Co. Posted by cinemafan2 on Jun 16, 2012
This is from 1934 and is one I have never seen before of Carole out with Russ Columbo. They both look content. A friend of mine just pointed out to me that the lamp with the palm trees on it identifies the place where this was taken. It is the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. read more
Two from her present, four from her past tense
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 15, 2012
An eBay seller known as the "seattle_washington_archive" is selling six original Carole Lombard (or Lombard-related; we'll explain that one later) photos with a opening bid price of $9.88. You don't have much time to pursue them, either, as bidding on all six closes between 6:09 and 6:13 p.m. (Easte read more
For post #2,000, some passed-over pics
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 15, 2012
Another day, another milestone for "Carole & Co." Just two days after celebrating our fifth anniversary, here's our 2,000th entry; as we've now been up for 1,830 days, that's more than one entry each day.To celebrate, I thought it best to show a few Carole Lombard portraits I'm pretty sure I haven't read more
Clark and Carole out of "the box," part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 14, 2012
That's Carole Lombard with Clark Gable, part of a huge batch of Carole clippings recently emailed my way by Tally Haugen, whose comment accompanied them: "Saw THE BOX gathering cobwebs in the corner, and so just opened her back up, coughed after the dust subsided...(kidding!)""The box," as we've not read more
Half a decade of 'Carole & Co.'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 13, 2012
It's hard for me to believe it, but it's true: Five years ago today, I began "Carole & Co.", figuring it would be a nice way to pass some time, writing some entries on my favorite star of classic Hollywood. Who knew that half a decade later, it would grow to these mammoth proportions?To commemorate read more
The start of something big
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 12, 2012
If you like capturing some of the Carole Lombard images posted here (for your own private, personal use), you may have noticed that earlier this month, LiveJournal changed its photo format. No longer can you double-click to see a larger version of something; what you see on the screen is what you ge read more
Of tennis and Tarzan
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 11, 2012
During her decade-and-a-half of Hollywood work, Carole Lombard came to know just about everyone in the film industry. For proof, this photo.Who's that to Carole's right? None other than swimming champ turned film star Johnny Weissmuller (or how about "he Tarzan, she Jane -- well, she used to be"). O read more
Looking back: June 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 10, 2012
Carole Lombard's latest film in theaters in June 1933 was the World War I spectacle "The Eagle And The Hawk," although her participation is confined to one long segment with Fredric March. Nevertheless, Lombard was part of the advertising campaign, probably as a way to entice female moviegoers. Here read more
Desperation on the rails
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 9, 2012
All sorts of stills have surfaced from Carole Lombard's most pivotal movie, "Twentieth Century," but I've never come across this one before, and chances are you haven't, either:John Barrymore's Oscar Jaffe -- a once-successful Broadway impresario now reduced to wearing disguises to avoid police and read more
Some selections from 'Selectos'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 8, 2012
Above is a portrait of Carole Lombard, from a film called "The Insatiable One." Now before you rush to thinking this was part of her filmography that she didn't want us to know about (like the films the young Joan Crawford allegedly made), rest assured this isn't the case. It's simply the Spanish ti read more
75 years since Jean's angel day
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 7, 2012
As we did on March 3, 2011, the usual Carole Lombard avatar has been replaced by that of Jean Harlow. However, 15 months ago, we were celebrating the centenary of Jean's birth; today marks a more solemn event, the 75th anniversary of Harlow's death.The photo above is of Lombard and Clark Gable atten read more
Is it or isn't it?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 6, 2012
A Carole Lombard autograph, that is.Here's the photo, then a closeup; judge for yourself.One bid has been made, for $100. Bidding closes at 4:39 p.m. (Eastern) Saturday. If you think it's the real deal, and you're interested, visit http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCREEN-GREAT-CAROLE-LOMBARD-VINTAGE-SIGNED-P read more
Feathering her nest
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 5, 2012
In 1933, Carole Lombard posed for a series of portraits wearing an outfit festooned with feathers; pictures apparently were taken by both of Paramount's top photographers, Otto Dyar and Eugene Robert Richee. Now, one of those photos, p1202-558 (above) is being auctioned at eBay. According to the sel read more