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From Carole to Goldie: A 'Separation' update
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 2, 2011
What do Carole Lombard and Goldie Hawn have in common besides comedic talent, likable personalities, blonde hair and sex appeal? Well, they happen to be the two stars I selected for round two of "Classic Film: Six Degrees Of Separation," the new blogosphere game devised by Page at "My Love For Old H read more
Two from '32, plus a Faustian extra
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 1, 2011
We begin with word from Heritage Auctions that it is having an Internet movie poster auction Sunday, although it includes film memorabilia items that aren't posters. Of particular interest to Carole Lombard fans is a group of two stills from films she made in 1932 -- one at Columbia, "No More Orchid read more
Judy Lewis Dies at age 76
Carole & Co. Posted by cinemafan2 on Dec 1, 2011
See: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45508353A sad relatvely early ending to a tumultuous life. May she rest in peace.A photo of Judy Lewis at a speaking and social event in Chicago recently. read more
Getting closer and closer
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 30, 2011
Considering they weren't married (well, one of them was, but to borrow the title of a future movie by the other, in name only), Carole Lombard and Clark Gable made little effort to disguise their relationship to the public, frequently being seen together, such as this June 1938 photo of them at the read more
The two sides of Lombard and Barrymore...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 29, 2011
...or, what a difference three years makes.It's early 1934. John Barrymore is one of film's most notable actors, with a resume that dates not only back to silent days, but to the stage as well. Carole Lombard is viewed as an attractive, competent young actress, indistinguishable from others in the i read more
Bob is back, and brought Bill with him
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 28, 2011
It should be a December to remember at Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. For one thing, William Powell (shown above with Carole Lombard in "My Man Godfrey") will be the star of the month, with his movies shown every Thursday throughout the month...and this year, there are five Thursdays in December. read more
Carole and another six degrees
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 27, 2011
Guess who finished the first game of "Classic Film: Six Degrees Of Separation"? Moi.Here's how it worked: On Friday, it started with Mabel Normand and Walter Matthau, and you had six degrees to get from one to the other. Page passed the torch on to Dave of "Dave's Classic Films." Here's how the game read more
Eye-deal
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 26, 2011
An interesting image of Carole Lombard from her Pathe years -- more precisely, supposedly a promotional still from "The Racketeer," her last film at the studio, released in late 1929. It's been a long time since I watched "The Racketeer" (for the simple reason that it frankly isn't very good, your r read more
To the sixth degree
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 25, 2011
Above is the closest I've ever come to seeing a photo of Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball together. This is from "The Lucy Show" in the mid-1960s (though I have no idea why Lucy's character is holding the February 1935 issue of Screen Play), and was certainly Ball's way to pay tribute to an old frien read more
Carole and Bill go operatic (Gloria, too)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 24, 2011
For all the talk about Carole Lombard's relationships with Clark Gable and Russ Columbo, hers with William Powell may be more fascinating than either. They were married for slightly more than two years (though privately, relations were often rocky), decided to divorce...then, not long after their sp read more
In 'Hollywood,' naturally past a 'dangerous age'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 23, 2011
I don't know when the first genuine color photograph of Carole Lombard was taken, but this is almost certainly the first genuine color photograph magazine cover of her; it's from Hollywood magazine of November 1935, hitting the newsstands at just about the time "Hands Across The Table," her first to read more
Among the things for which I am totally thankful...
Carole & Co. Posted by lombardarchive on Nov 23, 2011
...are the lively communications among members of this community! I have learned so much from so many of you -- you have made me smile, laugh, cry, wince...you name it.Vince, I am especially thankful for your dear friendship, and your devotion to Missy Carole. You're the most incredible researcher read more
There's still time to explore a fascinating exhibit in Los Angeles!
Carole & Co. Posted by lombardarchive on Nov 23, 2011
This is one which has been mentioned here before, I believe, but I wholeheartedly encourage any of you who might be in the Los Angeles area in the next few weeks to check out the Jean Harlow At 100 exhibition at the former Max Factor building. Darrell Rooney and Mark Viera have compiled a marv read more
Fighting for what's reel
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 22, 2011
Imagine seeing a classic Hollywood film, such as Carole Lombard's "The Princess Comes Across" (that's character actor Douglas Dumbrille alongside her)...but it's not quite what you deem it to be. No, the plot hasn't been altered -- Carole's still a Brooklyn showgirl trying to pass herself off as Swe read more
A toast to going 'Hollywood'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 21, 2011
By the fall of 1934, Carole Lombard was moving up in the screenland world, and this inside page from that October's Hollywood magazine provides proof. It raises "A Toast to..." Lombard "because she climbed from Mack Sennett comedies to the top of the screen ladder; because, in 'Twentieth Century,' s read more
some more questions...
Carole & Co. Posted by carraways on Nov 21, 2011
Hello again! I hate to keep spamming the community with questions about Carole's life, but since this is the best source of Lombard information on the internet, I figured I'd take advantage of it. I have a few quick questions tonight about two of the most important men in Carole's life - read more
Ginger-flavored feminism
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 20, 2011
Many actresses in 1930s Hollywood were feminists before it was fashionable. Carole Lombard frequently spoke about women's role in society, and many similar thoughts were espoused by Jean Harlow (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/456775.html). As it turns out, another star whose centenary we celeb read more
'The airplane trend'...what?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 19, 2011
Time for another Carole Lombard portrait that's new to me, and possibly you as well. It's Paramount p1202-825, and is rather striking:As it turns out, I had a similar photo in my collection, p1202-813, featuring Lombard in the same dress and hat:P1202-825 also features a snipe that's kind of confoun read more
The city of angels' fascinating funicular
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 18, 2011
Occasionally, we at "Carole & Co." like to examine facets of Los Angeles, where Carole Lombard called home for nearly three decades. As Jane Alice Peters (shown above around 1919 or so), she fell in love with the city, and by 1930, when she posed with a friend, she was quite familiar with it, travel read more
Some questions about Carole...
Carole & Co. Posted by carraways on Nov 18, 2011
Hello! I was a member of this community under my old account, but I recently re-joined Livejournal, and I need some help from my fellow Carole fans. Over the summer, I decided to put my film history degree to good use and write a book about Carole. I started research in June, and although I' read more