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To this lovely Lombard pic: We've got your number
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 15, 2018
And it's RKO CL-90. (See it in the lower right-hand corner?)This Carole Lombard photo was taken by Fred Hendrickson in summer 1939 at the Encino ranch Carole had bought (with her money) for herself and new husband Clark Gable. (He had plenty of money too, but used much of it as alimony for second wi read more
Lucy as Carole? A hitherto unknown 'Hollywood Story'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 14, 2018
We've noted many a time that Lucille Ball cited Carole Lombard as an influence, as this pic of Ball holding an actual cover of a fan magazine with Carole on the cover makes clear (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/828139.html). But did you know Lucy once portrayed Lombard?Don't worry. I didn't, read more
Oh thank heaven, this site's turned eleven
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 13, 2018
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the founding of Carole & Co., with this the 3,519th entry -- close to one per day. (For many years, I indeed had more than one entry daily, but homelessness and other personal problems forced me to cut back. Since April, I've resumed my one-a-day habit.)It's hard read more
Yet another 'Dressing' down
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 12, 2018
Nearly a week ago, we alerted you to two rare photos from "We're Not Dressing" showing Carole Lombard with Bing Crosby (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/911173.html). Another pic from that 1934 Paramount production has surfaced, as seen above.It's a vintage 8" x 10", listed in "used" condition, read more
A farmer and his wife in the Valley
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 11, 2018
It's mid-1939, and for Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, life is good.Why shouldn't it be? He's Hollywood's number-one box office attraction, with an Academy Award on his resume and the lead in an iconic film set for release in December. She's among the industry's best-loved personalities and a talent read more
'Modern Screen,' August 1938: What's become of the good scout?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 10, 2018
The 1938 Carole Lombard was a study in transition; trouble was, many of her fans were uncertain what she was transitioning to. The happy-go-lucky Lombard presented to her public had largely disappeared. If Carole were a cardplayer, it might be said she was playing things close to the vest.So Modern read more
For Clark and Carole, a Coke and a smile
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 9, 2018
It's no secret that Carole Lombard enjoyed drinking Coca-Cola, back in the day when the soda came in the ubiquitous 6 1/2 ounce bottles with a greenish tint. (It always was fun to examine the bottom of the bottle when through to see the location of the Coke bottler that originally produced it.) Here read more
Turning up that 'High Voltage'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 8, 2018
Is Carole Lombard (or, as she was briefly known at the time, Carol Lombard) the only reason to watch the 1929 Pathe programmer "High Voltage," her first all-talkie? Not entirely, Co-star William Boyd is engaging, long before he became western star Hopalong Cassidy. And it's intriguing to watch Lomba read more
For the Caps, the Cup
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 7, 2018
This picture of Carole Lombard with Gene Raymond, from "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," almost certainly was taken amidst a backdrop of fake snow at RKO. Actually, Carole did shoot a film in winter weather -- 1929's "High Voltage," her first all-talkie (see below, with that era's equivalent of Harvey Weinstein): read more
'Dressing' twice with Bing
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 6, 2018
"We're Not Dressing" was Carole Lombard's opportunity to cash in as a Bing Crosby co-star. While Mae West's saucy comedies get plenty of credit (and deservedly so) for helping Paramount get out of bankruptcy at the nadir of the Depression, Crosby's string of musicals also were consistent moneymakers read more
For a site linked to Lombard, a tragic milestone
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 5, 2018
Carole Lombard and Russ Columbo enjoy an evening out in 1934 at a place with plenty of history for both. Nearly a decade earlier, a teenaged Lombard regularly danced in contests there against the likes of Joan Crawford; a few years later, musician and singer Columbo performed there as part of Gus Ar read more
An award-winning actor suggests 'sainthood' for Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 4, 2018
Carole Lombard may have left us more than 76 years ago, but her work on screen and her life off it have led more than a few to suggest she has an ethereal, otherworldly status. In his 1970 book "The Great Movie Stars: The Golden Years," film historian David Shipman writes, "...there's a strong case read more
'Rumba," while you question its domain
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 3, 2018
"Rumba," from early 1935, is among those Carole Lombard titles that got lost in the shuffle. A dance film again pairing her with George Raft a year after their hit "Bolero," it was nowhere as critically received or as financially successful. (When the movie came out that February, Lombard was on vac read more
A lot of 'Allure' (and Lombard) to show you
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 2, 2018
Did Carole Lombard have plenty of sex appeal? That photo of her in a swimsuit, from the June 1932 issue of Modern Screen, supplies an obvious answer (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/817111.html). Half a decade later, Carole still possessed the power to make men melt.Don't believe me? I'll give read more
For her 92nd, things you didn't know about Monroe
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 1, 2018
Among the fun things about being a film historian is pondering what generational ships may have passed in the night. When Carole Lombard was a teen starlet at Fox in the mid-1920s -- or even before that, as a movie-mad youth in Los Angeles -- what silver-screen notables of the time might she have la read more
Carole collections: Finding multiple films
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 31, 2018
More than 12 years ago -- April 4, 2006 -- Universal released "Carole Lombard: The Glamour Collection," six of her films on two DVDs. I bought mine at a Best Buy that day. (Why do I remember the date? That night, the University of Maryland women's basketball team, a program I've followed since the 1 read more
Walking Fame back to Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 30, 2018
That's me in March 2015 at the TCM Classic Film Festival, posing with Carole Lombard's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Its precise address? 6930 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Baja Fresh.)The Walk of Fame has been around for nearly half a century, and extends for 1.3 miles along the Boulevard read more
May this magazine give you 'Entertainment'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 29, 2018
It's late April 1933 in New York City. Carole Lombard's latest film, a bit of hokum called "Supernatural" (she's shown above with Randolph Scott), recently opened at the Paramount in Times Square (below is an ad from the April 21 New York Daily News):At about this time, New Yorkers could learn a bit read more
On Memorial Day, a remembrance
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 28, 2018
On this Memorial Day, we think of all those who lost their lives in service to this country, from the American Revolution on. Carole Lombard was one of them, dying in a plane crash while returning from a war bond rally Jan. 16, 1942. Among the other casualties were 15 Air Corps pilots.In her memory, read more
An award with a lot of character (16 feet worth!)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 27, 2018
When we last left you, with a picture of photo of Carole Lombard and Ernst Lubitsch similar to that seen above, I was on my way to day two of the Die Laughing Film Festival in Hollywood, where my romantic comedy screenplay "Stand Tall!" was to get a partial reading and compete for awards.And the goo read more