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Looking back: March 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 5, 2012
March 1933 had its share of tumult, both actual and emotional, for Carole Lombard, and the photo above provides proof. It's a portrait of Lombard in "possessed" form for the Halperin brothers' horror production "Supernatural," where Wally Westmore's makeup tricks show Carole as a socialite whose bod read more
Three from '33
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 4, 2012
1933 had its share of happenings for Carole Lombard -- professionally, further development as an actress (though her breakthrough was still a year away); personally, a divorce from her first husband, William Powell. Three photos of Carole from that year are now available through eBay.Take the above, read more
Programs far and near
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 3, 2012
Programs from two vastly different Carole Lombard films -- and two vastly different places -- are being auctioned at eBay (from the same seller).First, we'll journey far...to Egypt. It's April 1940, and in the capital city of Cairo, Cine Studio Misr is showing "Vigil In The Night," about two months read more
Book it! Soon, a bio from the house of Morgan
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 2, 2012
2012 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for those of us who cherish the memory of Carole Lombard. As mentioned in yesterday's entry, there's a very real possibility that a Lombard exhibit may be held later this year at The Hollywood Museum (though help will be needed to make this dream a reality read more
Exhibit your caring for Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 1, 2012
Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow were both fans of Max Factor and his cosmetic genius, but soon they may have something else in common with him, or should we say his former headquarters:The Hollywood Museum, located in the fabled Max Factor building on North Highland Avenue, is currently home to an ex read more
Leapin' Lombard (as in leap year)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 29, 2012
Before beginning today's entry, a reminder that the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney gets underway on Monday, and it's time for Team Carole to mobilize. To that end, here's a banner I've created, showing Carole Lombard looking lovely and majestic in a swimsuit, towering over her rivals. I read more
Hand in glove, it's candidly Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 29, 2012
Anyone care to venture a guess as to the when and where of this candid snapshot of Carole Lombard?I'm guessing it to have been taken on the Paramount lot sometime in the mid-1930s, though I could be wrong. Interesting to see Lombard wearing gloves, too.It's a 3" x 5" photo, likely taken by a fan or read more
Oh thank heaven for 1107
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 28, 2012
Somewhere -- the Paramount archives, perhaps? -- is a complete file of the p1202 photos of Carole Lombard, an invaluable treasure trove of portraits (more than 1,700) from her seven-plus years at the studio. For now, though, we have to assemble such a collection piece by piece, and here's one more f read more
It's off to work she goes
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 27, 2012
One of Carole Lombard's most famous publicity attempts came...by being a publicist. In July 1938, she spent a week handling studio publicity for Selznick International, under the watchful eye of Russell Birdwell (one of the best in the business) but otherwise running the show. (She wrote about it a read more
The something about the misunderstood Mary
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 26, 2012
“Take business -– that’s supposed to be a man’s province. Yet I can name you the most outstanding success in the business life of the movies and that person is a woman: Mary Pickford. You can’t match her. She’s supreme in every department."-- Carole Lombard, quoted in "Carole Lombard tells: read more
Preparing for more madness
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 25, 2012
Looks like Carole Lombard's getting herself in shape (in this image from the Mack Sennett silent "Run, Girl, Run"). What could it be for?The answer: March Madness. No, Carole's not suiting up to join a basketball team; even if she was actually 5-foot-6 (the tallest Lombard listing during her lifetim read more
Hollywood photography...New York style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 24, 2012
Not all of what we call "classic Hollywood" was made in Hollywood; heck, a good deal of it didn't come from southern California. Paramount had a flourishing New York presence for much of the '20s and a little into the '30s until tottering studio finances forced it to sell its complex in Astoria, Que read more
Oh 'Mamma,' Carole's coming back to Syracuse
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 23, 2012
It would mark the end of an era for Carole Lombard, at the ripe old age of 20. No more would she be a mere part of the program, but she'd either be top of the bill or a second feature. Her comedic training as part of the Mack Sennett troupe -- which would pay off for her several years later -- had r read more
Double your actress, double your fun...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 22, 2012
Here's an update on what used to be one of the holy grails of Carole Lombard memorabilia -- the portrait of two Caroles, created not through mirrors or reflections, but via camera trickery. We've seen it here a few times, but have never come across it in particularly good condition.Until now.Ladies read more
A photographer's memories
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 21, 2012
An intriguing image of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at a Hollywood movie premiere in 1936, from the Life magazine gallery of photographs (and doesn't Gable's 'I don't care' pose eerily predict Robert Mitchum a decade later?). Today's topic is on the man who took that image, one of the top photogra read more
In the cards, for the Games
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 20, 2012
Like many in Los Angeles in 1932, Carole Lombard had Olympic fever. We know she attended at least one day of the Games (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/437978.html), but apparently she helped raise funds for them, too. Or at least her image did.As a fundraiser for the Olympics, the P.G. Wenger read more
Join the club? Maybe not, in Carole's case
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 19, 2012
Carole Lombard posed for this snapshot sometime in 1935, and was generally known for having a good rapport with fans. But that might not have been so in at least one category.In immersing myself through publications and fan magazines of the era, I noted that many a star of the time had a fan club, a read more
Frankly, my dear, here's a classic film survey
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 18, 2012
If you find yourself a bit bored this Presidents' Day weekend -- and, unlike Carole Lombard, you have no photographer around to take portraits of you looking fabulous -- here's something to help pass the time away if you're a classic movie fan. Every now and then, one of the many blogs that celebrat read more
Get ready for spring, blondes
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 17, 2012
It's the early months of 1935, and the career of Carole Lombard -- redefining herself for her comedic skills, thanks largely to "Twentieth Century," after years of being viewed as an all-purpose star by both fans and her home studio of Paramount -- is in the ascendant. For some time now, she had bee read more
Still more Paramount portraits
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 16, 2012
The inventory of Carole Lombard's publicity portraits with Paramount's p1202 imprint continues to grow, as three more such images have been discovered. We'll kick things off with p1202-933:This shot, showing Carole, wearing bangs, reclining on either a hammock or a rug converted into one, is from so read more