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Preparing for a character study, and welcome back, 'Mom'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 2, 2017
Nearly four years ago, I took part in the "What A Character!" blogathon, providing an entry on Walter Connolly, shown standing over Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot in 1932's "No More Orchids" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/647552.html). Next month, the blogathon returns for its sixth edition:T read more
Happy Halloween from Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 31, 2017
Today is Halloween, of course, and like nearly every actress then and now, Carole Lombard posed for a holiday-themed photo. (The avatar at the top, with Lombard in a witch hat, was created by my friend Carole Sampeck some years ago.)But since this site is named "Carole & Co.", several of Lombard's c read more
This actor saw Babe Ruth...and Jose Altuve
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 30, 2017
Somewhere, baseball fanatic Carole Lombard is enjoying this year's superlative World Series. Given how much she loved Los Angeles, the heavenly Carole probably is cheering on the Dodgers (who didn't make LA their home until 16 years after she died), but I'm certain she'd also admire the Houston Astr read more
#MeToo in Hollywood, then and now
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 28, 2017
Carole Lombard, a feminist at a time when few used the term, would understand -- not to mention applaud -- the movement against sexual harassment that's spread across the world like wildfire the past few weeks. It uses the hashtag #MeToo, a by-product of the scandal that brought down longtime film p read more
Celebrate a centennial going to (Grand Central) Market
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 27, 2017
I'm not certain when this beachfront pic of Jane Alice Peters (the future Carole Lombard) was taken with older brothers Stuart and Frederic, but not long after Jane turned nine in October 1917, mother Elizabeth Peters found a new place in downtown Los Angeles to treat her kids.And today, that place read more
A blue hot day in Los Angeles
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 24, 2017
Carole Lombard loved baseball. She played pick-up ball on the street -- perhaps as a child in Fort Wayne, almost certainly growing up in Los Angeles -- and attended her share of games. (She's shown throwing out the first pitch at a Pacific Coast League game in LA's Wrigley Field, longtime home of th read more
Proof of bride and groom (and a happy 100th to Ms. Hunt)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 17, 2017
Over the decade-plus Carole & Co. has run, we've featured plenty of items dealing with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable. But until now, we've never shown the document that surely meant most to them -- their marriage license. Came across this the other day; I'll let others judge (and comment) as to whe read more
Signing a jumper for Sally
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 11, 2017
Who's the woman with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, attending a boxing match at Los Angeles Wrigley Field in the spring of 1937? It's actress Sally Eilers, an old school pal of Carole's (Fairfax High in Los Angeles) who appeared in a few of Lombard's two-reelers for Mack Sennett, then had a success read more
Celebrating her 109th
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 6, 2017
Today, Oct. 6, is always a special day at Carole & Co., as it's the anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth. This year marks the 109th for the arrival of Jane Alice Peters into the world, in a house that still stands in Fort Wayne, Ind.:The Peters family was among the midwestern city's notables, so Ja read more
A birthday collage
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 6, 2017
My friend from Australia, Crystal Kalyana Pacey, created this collage of Carole Lombard in honor of the 109th anniversary of her birth today. A job well done! read more
More on that 'final photo,' and a cohort who liked her
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 4, 2017
This past Sunday, we ran this relatively unknown photo of Carole Lombard, apparently the last one ever taken of her. It was taken the evening of Jan. 15, 1942 at the Columbia Club in downtown Indianapolis, which she briefly visited before heading to the airport.The version running today includes a c read more
A new 'final photo'?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 1, 2017
This image of Carole Lombard with her mother, Elizabeth Peters, following the war bond rally at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis on Jan. 15, 1942 has long been regarded as the final picture of the star. Lombard and her mother were among those killed in a plane crash in Nevada the following day.A read more
Carole Lombard starring in, er, as 'Mannequin'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 16, 2017
No, we don't mean the 1987 movie -- filmed at the famed John Wanamaker department store in center city Philadelphia -- about a mannequin who somehow comes to life. (My blogosphere buddy Ken Levine, best known as a TV writer for the likes of "Frasier," "Cheers" and "M*A*S*H," helped write its lesser- read more
TCM Friday: Lombard to the seventh power, in prime time
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 13, 2017
The 109th anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth is three weeks from Friday, but Turner Classic Movies is getting the jump on the celebration this Friday by showing seven of her films. It isn't quite your usual list of Lombard's "greatest hits" -- only one of her so-called "big four" is on the schedu read more
Let's hear it for 'The Girl': Monroe as 'unlikely feminist'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 7, 2017
We've frequently examined Carole Lombard as a feminist before her time, a quality she almost certainly inherited from her mother (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/332743.html, http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/157005.html). But Lombard wasn't the only actress or celebrity to embrace feminism read more
From Vegas to Oaxaca, 'Stand Tall!' hits new heights
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 5, 2017
Throughout her years as an actress, Carole Lombard had great rapport with writers, as shown here during a story conference for "To Be Or Not To Be." And I think she'd be thrilled for me today, as I work towards my goal of becoming a professional screenwriter.Today, I received word that the Oaxaca Fi read more
Lombard lands on a London list for laughs...twice
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 31, 2017
It's a time when we could use some laughs, and thanks to BBC Culture, we're getting some. With assistance from Carole Lombard.The British site recently asked 253 critics from 52 countries to list their 10 favorite comedies, and we're pleased to say two of Carole's movies made the list -- "To Be Or N read more
Tomorrow, take (Angels) Flight
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 30, 2017
Tomorrow, Aug. 31, I'll be able to do something Carole Lombard probably did when she still was Jane Alice Peters, child emigre from Fort Wayne, Ind., to Los Angeles -- and there's a good chance she did it before she ever stepped in front of a morion picture camera.What am I talking about? This:Yes, read more
Today: Magnificent, delightful Marion Davies 'Under the Stars'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 29, 2017
If you have Turner Classic Movies on your cable system, celebrate today; Carole Lombard would. That's because Aug. 29 is the day TCM is making Lombard's good friend Marion Davies its subject for 24 hours as part of its "Summer Under the Stars." (Lombard and Davies are shown with Douglas Fairbanks Sr read more
Today: Magnificent, delightful Marion Davies 'Under the Stars'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 29, 2017
If you have Turner Classic Movies on your cable system, celebrate today; Carole Lombard would. That's because Aug. 29 is the day TCM is making Lombard's good friend Marion Davies its subject for 24 hours as part of its "Summer Under the Stars." (Lombard and Davies are shown with Douglas Fairbanks Sr read more