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Before she was a 'Sinner,' and more
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 4, 2012
Three Carole Lombard photos are in today's entry, and two of them are from movies that are labeled differently from what they're supposed to represent. Take the one above, for instance. Here's what the snipe on the back says about it:"The Beachcomber." you say? Paramount indeed filmed the story, and read more
Suiting herself for the sun
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 3, 2012
Above is Carole Lombard in p1202-1226, taken by Paramount's Eugene Robert Richee sometime in 1935. A nice photo of Carole enjoying the sun in a white satin swimsuit, complete with a snipe on the back (of the photo, not Carole or the swimsuit!). What makes this photo so interesting is that it apparen read more
Stocking up on pics, as the villain gets the girl
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 2, 2012
Today's photographs of Carole Lombard available through eBay are from early in her career. One's a hitherto unseen still from her first all-talkie, the other a fairly common shot, but with a new snipe.We'll start with the still, from 1929's "High Voltage":That's Carole, apparently changing her stock read more
'Jr.' is back for the summer
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 1, 2012
Last Aug. 28, when TCM's "Summer Under The Stars" featured 24 hours of Carole Lombard, the prime-time showing, "My Man Godfrey," also concluded that summer's edition of "Essentials Jr.," the series that shows classic films the family can enjoy. It's a splendid way to get the younger generation inter read more
'Up Pops' two pix
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 31, 2012
Hollywood Paper does it again, with two more vintage Carole Lombard pics available through eBay. We'll kick things off with a promotional photo of Carole and Norman Foster from Paramount's 1931 film "Up Pops The Devil":This 8" x 10" is in good condition, and you can either buy it outright for $49.95 read more
A mystery with Carole, Marion and the Central Coast
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 30, 2012
What connects Carole Lombard and Marion Davies with a lighthouse? In the mind of one author, plenty.The lighthouse is the Piedras Blancas, located at San Simeon, not far from William Randolph Hearst's ranch (as he called it) or castle (as everyone else did). And what's been found on the beach near t read more
Speak of the devil...Carole and Marlene, caught in the Webb
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 29, 2012
Was Carole Lombard possessed when she posed for the following portrait? (And no, it's not publicity for the film "Supernatural.")This promoted her film "Bolero," but what's so satanic about it? The number, my friend, the number:That's right -- it's p1202-666, downright devilish. Assuming that was me read more
For Memorial Day, some starry-eyed military
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 28, 2012
While on a brief stopover in Salt Lake City on Jan. 13, 1942, making her way east for the Indianapolis war bond rally, Carole Lombard gladly posed with a few members of the military -- the very people she was to raise funds for. Had fate not intervened, one could imagine Carole posing with plenty of read more
Horseathon: The equine side of Carole Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 27, 2012
For the Horseathon teaming classic Hollywood + horses sponsored by the blog "My Love For Old Hollywood" (http://myloveofoldhollywood.blogspot.com), Carole Lombard seemed a natural fit -- not so much because she rode them in movies (she made only a handful of westerns, none after 1930), but because s read more
A potpourri of portraits, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 26, 2012
For the Carole Lombard fan, there's always something special in discovering heretofore unseen portraits of her (three in this entry, three in another to come); each one seen adds a bit more to the sum of her personality. And that's true even when you can't pin down a time, place or studio the photo read more
A potpourri of portraits, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 26, 2012
As promised, more vintage Carole Lombard photos available through eBay, and we'll start with this one, showing Lombard the khaki-clad huntress, ready to shoot down her prey. Nice pic, you say, but what's the context? The entire front of the pic provides the answer:"Made For Each Other" -- ah yes, wh read more
The princess, er, duchess comes across
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 25, 2012
Carole Lombard played someone trying to pass herself off as a princess in the 1936 comedy "The Princess Comes Across," but where fashion was concerned, she was genuine royalty. That was true in the 1930s, and remains so today, more than seven decades after her premature passing.Want proof? Noted Lon read more
From honeymooning cruise to drifting apart
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 24, 2012
Relatively few Hollywood marriages have divorced with more friendship than Carole Lombard and William Powell. Perhaps both should have realized that they'd make better friends than lovers, but Carole was in her early twenties, eager to get married, while Bill loved Lombard's youthful spirit and zest read more
Classic Hollywood's generation gap
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 23, 2012
Lily Garland, nee Mildred Plotka (Carole Lombard) is thrilled that Broadway impresario Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) has placed a star on her dressing-room drawer following an opening-night triumph in the 1934 screwball comedy "Twentieth Century." Chances are even people who hadn't yet been born when read more
Three from two in '31
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 22, 2012
1931 was a momentous year for Carole Lombard, and not only because she married William Powell. Professionally, it was a busy year, as she made six movies, all at Paramount. (Technically, it was a busy half-year, as all were released before the end of June.)Three pictures from two of Lombard's '31 fi read more
Couldn't every town use a 'Hero'?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 21, 2012
The 1932 Carole Lombard film "No More Orchids" (also featuring Louise Closser Hale and Lyle Talbot, above), was still making the rounds of theaters in early 1933, often in the lower half of double bills. But that February in Middlesboro, Ky., it played second fiddle to this:I noted "Middlesboro's He read more
Carole + Bill 2, Carole + Clark 1
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 20, 2012
For Carole Lombard, it's three pictures, two husbands in today's entry. We'll start with two images of her with husband #1, William Powell, both of them taken by Warners publicity while Powell was a star there (and married to Lombard). The first shows Carole, visiting the Warners lot (I assume the o read more
Like mother, like daughter (playing an icon)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 19, 2012
There's a correlation among the four photos at the top of today's entry. A Hollywood icon (Carole Lombard, upper left), next to a woman who portrayed her on screen (Jill Clayburgh in the 1976 film "Gable And Lombard"). The lady at lower left is, of course, Mary Pickford, and on the lower right is ac read more
Carole and Cary in a 'Circle'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 18, 2012
For the final few years of Cary Grant's life, he appeared on tour, showing clips from his films and answering questions from the audience (written beforehand on cards). I never had the chance to attend one of these shows, but I wonder if Carole Lombard's name ever came up in questions. Probably not read more
The fashionable side of 'Godfrey'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 17, 2012
"My Man Godfrey," arguably the greatest screwball comedy, has hilarious dialogue, a strong ensemble headed by Carole Lombard and William Powell, solid direction from Gregory La Cava, and a message that goes beyond the jokes. But have you ever analyzed it from a fashion perspective? Somebody has.Meet read more