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'Screen Book,' August 1932: While Carole has a nervous breakdown(?)...
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 13, 2015
While Carole Lombard was publicly promoting the new Olympic bob hairdo during summer 1932 (in honor of the Games that were to take place in Los Angeles at the end of July), at least one fan magazine -- Screen Book, in its August 1932 issuw -- was wondering if she was having a nervous breakdown. (For read more
'Screen Book,' August 1932: While Carole has a nervous breakdown(?)...
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 13, 2015
While Carole Lombard was publicly promoting the new Olympic bob hairdo during summer 1932 (in honor of the Games that were to take place in Los Angeles at the end of July), at least one fan magazine -- Screen Book, in its August 1932 issuw -- was wondering if she was having a nervous breakdown. (For read more
Celebrating a century of Sinatra
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 12, 2015
By all accounts, this should be an easy entry to write -- but since one of my prerequisites is that any entry have some sort of Carole Lombard tie-in, this becomes far more difficult.As you might guess from the subject line, the topic is the centenary of Frank Sinatrra's birth, which is today. But w read more
Celebrating a century of Sinatra
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 12, 2015
By all accounts, this should be an easy entry to write -- but since one of my prerequisites is that any entry have some sort of Carole Lombard tie-in, this becomes far more difficult.As you might guess from the subject line, the topic is the centenary of Frank Sinatrra's birth, which is today. But w read more
Remembered in the Congressional Record, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 11, 2015
Yesterday's entry, which featured remarks about Carole Lombard on Jan. 19, 1942 -- three days after her passing -- and inserted in the Senate part of the Congressional Record concluded with a photo of her giving the "V" for victory sign at the Indiana state capitol rotunda. Today's entry, examining read more
Remembered in the Congressional Record, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 11, 2015
Yesterday's entry, which featured remarks about Carole Lombard on Jan. 19, 1942 -- three days after her passing -- and inserted in the Senate part of the Congressional Record concluded with a photo of her giving the "V" for victory sign at the Indiana state capitol rotunda. Today's entry, examining read more
Remembered in the Congressional Record, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 10, 2015
Carole Lombard's sudden, unexpected death hit America hard. The loss of one of Hollywood's most beloved stars following a war bond rally in Indianapolis, the capital of her native Indiana -- only 40 days after Pearl Harbor -- devastated the nation's psyche. Three days after her passing, her heroism read more
Remembered in the Congressional Record, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 10, 2015
Carole Lombard's sudden, unexpected death hit America hard. The loss of one of Hollywood's most beloved stars following a war bond rally in Indianapolis, the capital of her native Indiana -- only 40 days after Pearl Harbor -- devastated the nation's psyche. Three days after her passing, her heroism read more
The Lombard-Trumbo connection
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 9, 2015
Few successful actors advance in their careers without appreciating wrtters, and Carole Lombard was no exception. She had a good reputation in Hollywood among writers; not only was she someone people liked composing scripts for, but she had an excellent story sense. Even at the start of her Paramoun read more
The Lombard-Trumbo connection
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 9, 2015
Few successful actors advance in their careers without appreciating wrtters, and Carole Lombard was no exception. She had a good reputation in Hollywood among writers; not only was she someone people liked composing scripts for, but she had an excellent story sense. Even at the start of her Paramoun read more
When her beauty was Paramount
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 8, 2015
Original publicity stills of Carole Lombard, particularly from her Paramount days, have sharply risen in value the past few decades, and why not? Even the most recent Paramount portraits now are more than three-quarters of a century old.The image above, for example, is available on eBay for $65 stra read more
When her beauty was Paramount
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 8, 2015
Original publicity stills of Carole Lombard, particularly from her Paramount days, have sharply risen in value the past few decades, and why not? Even the most recent Paramount portraits now are more than three-quarters of a century old.The imae above, for example, is available on eBay for $65 strai read more
Lombard, back in the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 7, 2015
"Nothing Sacred" undoubtedly is one of Carole Lombard's comic triumphs, an acerbic look at media sensationalism (largely written by Ben Hecht, with some help fron Dorothy Parker and others) circa 1937 and how it is fed from both producers and the public. The movie's even better in a good Technicolor read more
Lombard, back in the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 7, 2015
"Nothing Sacred" undoubtedly is one of Carole Lombard's comic triumphs, an acerbic look at media sensationalism (largely written by Ben Hecht, with some help fron Dorothy Parker and others) circa 1937 and how it is fed from both producers and the public. The movie's even better in a good Technicolor read more
A blogathon with lots of l'amour for Lamour
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 6, 2015
Carole Lombard and Dorothy Lamour each played dancers in Panama smitten with trumpeter Fred MacMurray in the 1937 musical "Swing High, Swing Low." One tends to think of them as residents of different cinematic universes -- Carole the high-spirited queen of screwball comedy, Dorotny the sultry exotic read more
A blogathon with lots of l'amour for Lamour
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 6, 2015
Carole Lombard and Dorothy Lamour each played dancers in Panama smitten with trumpeter Fred MacMurray in the 1937 musical "Swing High, Swing Low." One tends to think of them as residents of different cinematic universes -- Carole the high-spirited queen of screwball comedy, Dorotny the sultry exotic read more
Help Myrna provide more 'Inspiration'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 5, 2015
Every now and then, Carole Lombard provides me transcripts of conversations she has in Hollywood heaven, one perk of Carole & Co. that I truly appreciate (I'm prohibited from telling just how she supplies them). Anyway, one of Carole's best friends in the hereafter is Myrna Loy, and here's a discuss read more
Help Myrna provide more 'Inspiration'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 5, 2015
Every now and then, Carole Lombard provides me transcripts of conversations she has in Hollywood heaven, one perk of Carole & Co. that I truly appreciate (I'm prohibited from telling just how she supplies them). Anyway, one of Carole's best friends in the hereafter is Myrna Loy, and here's a discuss read more
Dueling one-sheets
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 4, 2015
Back about 1933 or '34, Carole Lombard decided to give herself the sister she never had through the magic of trick photography (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/409319.html). It's an obvious homage to Lillian and Dorothy Gish in 1922's "Orphans of the Storm."And speaking of two-for-the-price-of- read more
Dueling one-sheets
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Dec 4, 2015
Back about 1933 or '34, Carole Lombard decided to give herself the sister she never had through the magic of trick photography (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/409319.html). It's an obvious homage to Lillian and Dorothy Gish in 1922's "Orphans of the Storm."And speaking of two-for-the-price-of- read more