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Casually Carole, looking well
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 16, 2012
Another fabulous Carole Lombard image is now available via eBay from Hollywood Paper. This one was taken by RKO's Alex Kahle in 1939 to promote "In Name Only." It's an 8" x 10" whose borders have been trimmed, resulting in its measuring 7 1/2" x 9 1/4". While that really doesn't affect the image any read more
100 years of a palace...with bungalows
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 15, 2012
This photo of Carole Lombard with Cesar Romero is said to be from 1937, but the key here isn't when it was taken, but where. It was snapped at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a place that figures in Lombard lore -- and a hotel celebrating its centennial this year.It's possible Jane Alice Peters accompanied read more
Carole Lombard, 'Esquire'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 14, 2012
Carole Lombard was the subject of many attractive photographic portraits taken by the great George Hurrell, but the one above has a special honor of sorts. It was the first Hurrell photo to appear in Esquire magazine, specifically the November 1936 issue:Esquire, which debuted with its October 1933 read more
For Mother's Day, some Elizabeth Peters
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 13, 2012
That's Carole Lombard and her mom, Elizabeth Knight Peters; the photo is dated 1935 (and while it looks as if the p1202 number is 1145, Lombard's hairstyle and eye makeup leads one to believe it was taken about 1932 or so). If there was a woman Carole admired more than her mother, I've yet to learn read more
Swimsuit in a 'Mirror'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 12, 2012
Carole Lombard in a swimsuit is always a welcome sight -- especially when it's an image you've never seen before, and has a snipe to boot. Witness:This is Paramount p1202-790 from 1934, the second Lombard portrait in as many months to emerge from the mysterious mid-thirties fan magazine Hollywood Mi read more
It's 1933, and Carole goes Marxist!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 11, 2012
No, not in the political or economic sense, but in terms of Groucho and Harpo. Here's Carole Lombard with the two Marxes and Jackie Cooper in a midget car race on the Paramount lot in 1933:We bring this up because another photo from that event has surfaced, a 4" x 5" candid of Carole with Harpo, tak read more
A fence, a horseshoe, and 'Breakfast' with Cesar
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 10, 2012
The latest batch of "new" Carole Lombard photos from eBay is a mixed batch -- three pics from three different studios, and all of them charming. We'll start with this, from RKO photographer Fred Hendrickson:The seller (Hollywood Paper) says this photo, of Carole leaning on a fence at her Encino ranc read more
Remembering your introduction to movies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 9, 2012
It's entirely possible that when Carole Lombard and John Barrymore appeared in "True Confession" at the just-opened Centre Theater in Salt Lake City at the tail end of 1937, it was the first movie ever seen by some Utah youngster whose parents took him to this new downtown picture palace. It begs th read more
A pair of 'Brief Moment(s)'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 8, 2012
On May 6, 1933, the "Rambling Reporter" column of the Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Carole Lombard may sign up with Columbia." It didn't turn out that way, of course -- Lombard remained at Paramount, a larger studio, through 1937 -- but few would have blamed her for making the move.Carole made five read more
Looking back: May 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 7, 2012
Aside from mediocre reviews for "Supernatural" (this still is indicative of her enthusiasm for the project), which by now was making the rounds of theaters nationwide, not much was going on in Carole Lombard's life during May 1933. Not to say Paramount wasn't giving this horror hokum a push, as evid read more
Learning what 'Stars' will come out
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 6, 2012
Last Aug. 28, movie fans got to see not only "My Man Godfrey," but 14 other Carole Lombard films when she was honored for the second time in Turner Classic Movies' annual "Summer Under The Stars" presentation. She's not part of SUTS this year (and probably won't return until TCM and Universal come t read more
Valuable beauty, in any language
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 5, 2012
Yesterday, we examined Carole Lombard memorabilia that can be bought rather cheaply; today, we'll go to the other end of the spectrum, two posters whose combined price is slightly less than a late-model used car. That slinky, skin-tight gown Carole is wearing was replicated in a French-language post read more
Carole photos, cheap
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 4, 2012
If you're a collector of Carole Lombard photos, some interesting news has just cropped up. You can now own up to 29 Carole pics -- including the one above, p1202-606 -- for $1 per photo, as part of four different lots being sold on eBay.They're prints, not vintage originals, so some of you might not read more
Sex! (Now that we have your attention...)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 3, 2012
Before May is out, you'll see our regular monthly Carole Lombard "looking back" feature for May 1933, but this week we're examining two long Sunday newspaper articles on Hollywood that ran that month. Tuesday, we looked at kissing; today, what often happens after a kiss (or two, or three, or...)Yep, read more
To the power of the Lombard leg (each of them!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 2, 2012
It's been more than two months since Angelina Jolie caused a furor by extending her right leg (and thigh) wearing a slit dress at the Academy Awards. Actresses have long known a glimpse of one leg is often more seductive than seeing two, and Carole Lombard was no exception. Here's proof -- a promoti read more
It's in her kiss
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 1, 2012
So tell us, Carole Lombard, who was better at kissing -- William Powell or Clark Gable? (For all we know, if she was in a candid mood, she might say "George Raft.") Let's turn it around and ask, what was it like to kiss Lombard?For this, we have an answer, and I found it collecting items for my "loo read more
The planned Hollywood palace for Hitler
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 30, 2012
In Carole Lombard's final film, "To Be Or Not To Be," she plays an actress converted into a member of the Warsaw underground after Germany invades Poland. But imagine a considerably altered universe, one where Lombard (the plane crash never happened) participates in a Hollywood underground after the read more
A 'Breakfast' with texture
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 29, 2012
Q. When is a movie publicity still not actually one? A. When it's not issued by the studio.Here's an example featuring Carole Lombard -- a portrait taken at Universal to promote "Love Before Breakfast" in the spring of 1936 (it was referenced in a caption under the picture). But this didn't come fro read more
Ridin' the rails with Carole (an Expo Line salute)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 28, 2012
Today marks a special day in Los Angeles (as a Washington Nationals fan, I could be referring to highly-touted prospect Bryce Harper's debut at Dodger Stadium tonight, but no). It's the day the Metrorail Expo Line opens for riders, serving the Exposition Park area near the University of Southern Cal read more
Bridal...sweet
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 27, 2012
Hard to believe we're barely more than a month away from June, the traditional month for weddings. And here's a little inspiration for any potential bride -- Carole Lombard in wedding wear:Actually, it's Carol (no "e") Lombard, the name she used while at Pathe in 1929 (two years before she actually read more