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Signatures worth $7,020
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 30, 2019
We don't know the "Dolores" this autographed Carole Lombard photo is addressed to, but we do know this sepia-toned shot measures 10 1/4" x 13" and that Carole's signature is in her customary green ink and appears genuine.We also know this item is selling for $5,400 -- down from its earlier price of read more
'Color' pics to Examine
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 29, 2019
This Carole Lombard portrait on the cover of the November 1935 Hollywood magazine marks one of the first times -- in not the first -- that she had been photographed in what was called "natural color," a still cousin to the three-strip Technicolor process employed in feature films for the first time read more
For the Formosa, forward into the past
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 28, 2019
For Carole Lombard, making "To Be Or Not To Be," a smart if dark comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch (whom she had long admired, and vice versa), was a dream come true. It was made for United Artists on its one-time lot, in what's now known as West Hollywood, and then known as the Samuel Goldwyn studi read more
Put some English on that serve
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 27, 2019
Photographing Carole Lombard in the 1930s -- and getting paid for it -- must have been a wonderful job, even in casual shots such as this one, Paramount p1202-1355. Fortunately, we also have the back of the pic, which not only tells us more about it, but who took it as well: Don English (1901-1964) read more
An Atlanta advancement
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 26, 2019
Carole Lombard was a peripheral figure when "Gone With The Wind" made its world premiere in Atlanta in December 1939. But as wife of star Clark Gable and as someone with a keen sense of the film industry, she understood the importance of this epic.Nearly eight decades later, Atlanta is playing a key read more
A haiku for Carole (and Colleen)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 25, 2019
What does the very real Carole Lombard have in common with the fictional Colleen Cossitt? Both are obliquely referenced in a recent haiku. It happened as part of the recent inaugural Rom Com Fest.Before explaining further, some reflections on the event -- it was well run and a good time was had by a read more
Lombard by Richee, richly done
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 24, 2019
Paramount's Eugene Robert Richee took a back seat to no photographer when it came to capturing Carole Lombard's eroticism; proof is shown above in that promotional still for 1933's "White Woman." (OK, William E. Thomas at Pathe was a bit more blatant about it with his portraits of a younger Carole.) read more
I am woman, watch me direct
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 23, 2019
Carole Lombard gives famed director Alfred Hitchcock a taste of his own medicine when she guides him through his traditional cameo in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." But who guided Carole during her brief, atypical fling behind the camera? Perhaps this woman had something to do with it: The lady with Carole is read more
Examining a rainy February day in LA
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 22, 2019
Carole Lombard looks busy with ranch chores in this photo, though it's actually a file shot used by William Randolph Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner. And chances are the day this ran -- Friday, Feb. 21, 1941 -- neither she nor husband Clark Gable were doing much of anything at their Encino home.That's read more
Is your life a rom-com? This weekend, it can be
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 21, 2019
Ever wished you could magically project yourself into a romantic comedy, such as Carole Lombard's "Hands Across The Table"? This weekend in Los Angeles, you can.It's through an inaugural event titled "Rom Com Fest," a tribute to a genre that's had its ups and downs over the decades and now appears t read more
Pre-Code or pro-Code? Debate the issue Sunday
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 20, 2019
Carole Lombard began her Paramount career as an underwear princess of sorts, showing off her sleek figure in 1930's "Safety In Numbers" (with her, in a white nightie, is Josephine Dunn). But were a lingerie-clad Lombard and others in that era exercising artistry, or merely exploitation?That's the th read more
Card-ing some 'girls from the shows'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 19, 2019
It's been a while since we've run an entry on Carole Lombard tobacco cards, but they were a key part of Lombard memorabilia, particularly outside North America, and are cherished and sought-after items today. This piece looks at the British company R.J. Lea, and a series it issued in 1935 titled "Gi read more
'To Be' on set with Lubitsch
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 18, 2019
Here's a still from "To Be Or Not To Be" I've never seen before: Carole Lombard, between takes on the set, getting instructions from director Ernst Lubitsch. Working with the master of sophisticated comedy was a dream come true for Carole, who died before the film's release.The picture is mounted in read more
Of Carole, Clark and Coke
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 17, 2019
For the second straight day we have an entry on Carole Lombard and liquids, this time of the non-alcoholic variety.While doing research for yesterday's entry on "The Profane Angel" beer created by a Fort Wayne microbrewery (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/1007370.html), I came across a photo I read more
A Lombard-inspired beer? One actually exists (just not right now)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 16, 2019
Carole Lombard enjoys a drink at Agua Caliente in Mexico in early 1933 with then-husband William Powell, fellow actor Ernest Truex and his wife. (Prohibition still existed throughout the U.S., although repeal would come before year's end.) Somewhere, Lombard might be pleasantly surprised to learn th read more
The return of the (French) Illustrated 'Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 15, 2019
"Love Before Breakfast," Carole Lombard's "other" film for Universal -- and actually her first at the studio -- solidified her ascent as a romantic comedy star. (She's shown above with Cesar Romero.) It led to a pictorial novelization of the movie in France, which we made an entry 6 1/2 months ago ( read more
"Hat" trick
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 14, 2019
We've seen several photos of Carole Lombard wearing this hat, but not this particular still, Paramount p1202-1500. Even better, this pic has a snipe on the back, telling us more...colors included. Here it is in close-up (nothing else is on that page):This is an original single-weight glossy from 193 read more
Doin' a dozen! Today, we turn 12
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 13, 2019
Welcome to another milestone! It was 12 years ago today that Carole & Co. came to be, promoting Carole Lombard's life and times to a blogosphere substantially different than the one we know today.This entry is the 3,882nd, all but a handful composed by me. The host site, LiveJournal, gives each entr read more
Proof sin can be stylish
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 12, 2019
Carole Lombard hadn't fully come into her own as a star when she made "Virtue" on loan to Columbia in 1932, but her sartorial sense already was appreciated by Travis Banton at her home studio of Paramount and others in the industry. So although Carole doesn't always get the acclaim given to some act read more
A 'Parade' at Paramount, 'Stand Tall!' in Atlanta
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 11, 2019
Via fate, Carole Lombard saved the best for last when she made what would be her final film, "To Be Or Not To Be," for legendary director Ernst Lubitsch. When he briefly served as Paramount's head of production -- the only time a noted director held that post at a major Hollywood studio -- Carole r read more