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Cast your vote, Team Carole!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 22, 2012
As Carole Lombard herself might have said (or sung!), "I hear a call to arms." Time for Team Carole to assemble, then vote -- the finals of the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney have begun, and as of 1 a.m. (Eastern), top seed Lom read more
Lombard...by Hirschfeld? Maybe
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 21, 2012
Most Carole Lombard fans are aware that "Twentieth Century," released in the spring of 1934, was the film that vaulted her from leading lady to star. But it also could well have led to the only time she was caricatured by one of the most important illustrators of the -- pun unintentional -- 20th cen read more
Before Lombard-Loy redux
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 21, 2012
That's the latest banner to remind Carole Lombard fans to vote for her, the top seed, against second-seeded Myrna Loy in the upcoming final of the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. (Expect the polls to open late tonight or early read more
Set sail with a 'Princess'...departing from Austria!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 20, 2012
"The Princess Comes Across" is hardly a classic, but it's a blend of comedy and mystery that for the most part succeeds. In her second of four teamings with Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard has plenty of fun playing an ersatz Greta Garbo wannabe princess from Sweden who's actually a Brooklyn showgirl read more
Feiffer's film knowledge more than 'Carnal'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 19, 2012
For many people, "My Man Godfrey" is one of those films it's difficult to become tired of; the characters are so delightful, the writing so pointedly clever (but with the heart that prevents it from devolving into a polemic) that it's next to impossible to resist. "Godfrey" is returning to Turner Cl read more
That was close!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 18, 2012
Carole Lombard understandably tries to collect herself after a down-to-the-wire victory in the semifinals of the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. The top-seeded Lombard had all she could handle, and more, from fourth seed Jean A read more
And down the stretch they come...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 17, 2012
...in one of the best matches so far in the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. As of midnight (Eastern), Carole Lombard, top seed in the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s bracket, has surged to an ever-so-slight 64-61 lead over fourth seed Jean Arthur. Carole had been behind by read more
Sending out an SOS...sending out an SOS...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 16, 2012
If Carole Lombard looks perturbed, perhaps she has every reason to be. After gliding to an easy win over Gail Patrick in the first round of the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney, top-seeded Carole is having a devil of a time with read more
To the polls, Team Carole!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 15, 2012
Yes, it's time for the semifinals of the "Funny Ladies" division in the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. The Carole Lombard army needs to come out in force, because this round's opponent, fourth-seeded Jean Arthur, won't be easy to defeat. But just to remind read more
More documents for sale, and more on the tourney
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 15, 2012
Carole Lombard's signature, in a far more formal environment than this photo, can be found on three documents now up for sale at eBay. And whereas Lombard signed this candid shot for free only a few days after it was taken, to purchase all three documents you would need about as much money as Carole read more
A tourney (and Cinefest) update
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 14, 2012
That's our latest banner in support of Carole Lombard in the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. Carole's second-round match against a dangerous foe, Jean Arthur (who had surprisingly little difficulty with Margaret Sullavan), won't start until Thursday, so for now let's examine the semifin read more
Some past Lombard Heritage
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 13, 2012
A week ago, we ran an entry about Carole Lombard items that are part of this month's Heritage Auctions sale of motion picture memorabilia. Here are some of the Lombard portraits that were part of recent Heritage auctions. First, p1202-6, followed by p1202-49 and p1202-81:Next up, p1202-85, 178 and 2 read more
Anyone for chicken?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 12, 2012
A new photo of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable as chicken farmers has emerged, complete with an RKO snipe on the back (with that curious typewriter we've seen from other Lombard RKO pics) and is now available at eBay.Wait a second, you say -- haven't I seen that photo somewhere before? Well, perhaps read more
Irene conquers Cornelia, again
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 11, 2012
This time, however, she didn't need Godfrey to push her malicious sister into an ashpile. We took care of it at the polls.Team Carole came through big-time, as top seed Carole Lombard took a quick early lead and never looked back in beating Gail Patrick, 80-16 -- that's a 5-to-1 margin, folks -- in read more
Lombard at 'Liberty'...and in love
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 11, 2012
It's the fall of 1936, and Carole Lombard, whose performance in "My Man Godfrey" is drawing both big crowds and critical praise, is increasingly being seen around town with Clark Gable. While Lombard's romantic life has been publicly discussed for several years -- it's part of the price an actress p read more
The return of the vest
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 10, 2012
Not many costumes Carole Lombard wore in her movies are around today, but this one is. It's the vest she's wearing above from a scene in 1931's "I Take This Woman." This is the same vest that was put up for auction in the fall of 2009 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/242345.html). Now, it's par read more
Factor in her advertising
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 9, 2012
As we've seen in previous posts, Carole Lombard appeared in her share of advertisements for Max Factor, the cosmetics legend whose firm was based in Hollywood. Now, a document has surfaced providing a bit of insight over how she was employed in ads, something Lombard signed on July 13, 1932:Note tha read more
It's time -- cast your vote for Carole!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 8, 2012
It's time to do Carole Lombard a favor. Go to http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com and vote for her in the first round of the "Funny Ladies" division of the Silents/1930s competition at the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. Lombard's facing old "My Man Godfrey" rival Gail Patrick, and while read more
Get ready to vote, Team Carole -- but first...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 7, 2012
A sort of mea culpa on my part...when I created the banner for Carole Lombard in the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney, I assumed her first-round battle against two-time film cohort Gail Patrick was going to begin on Monday, March 5. Not the case. It actually will begin Thursday, continuin read more
It's part of her Heritage
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 6, 2012
This Paramount portrait of Carole Lombard with husband William Powell (a former Paramount player who had moved to Warners) is from late 1931, as it notes Carole has recuperated from a recent illness (that forced her to bow out of a role in "The Greeks Had A Word For Them") and was working on her nex read more