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'Screenland,' January 1940: Clark and Carole at home; can you bear it?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 24, 2015
As 1939 turned into 1940, millions of Americans had questions about Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, to many the unofficial royal couple of Hollywood. And in its January 1940 issue, Screenland attempted to answer them.The title was trite, to say the least -- "Mrs. Goldilocks and the Bears"? -- but ge read more
Entry called on account of rain, well, sort of
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 23, 2015
Thanks to problems at LiveJournal's site, this is as much of Carole Lombard as you'll be getting here today. With luck, I'll tomorrow be able to send the Carole & Co. entry I originally planned. Sorry. read more
Entry called on account of rain, well, sort of
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 23, 2015
Thanks to problems at LiveJournal's site, this is as much of Carole Lombard as you'll be getting here today. With luck, I'll tomorrow be able to send the Carole & Co. entry I originally planned. Sorry. read more
Getting some 'Sun' in the Herald
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 22, 2015
Carole Lombard was continuing to pay her dues at Paramount in the spring of 1932 when she made "Sinners in the Sun," better known now as Cary Grant's second movie. Grant was still a newcomer, so he didn't figure in the studio's advertising push, such as this ad in the trade paper Motion Picture Hera read more
Getting some 'Sun' in the Herald
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 22, 2015
Carole Lombard was continuing to pay her dues at Paramount in the spring of 1932 when she made "Sinners in the Sun," better known now as Cary Grant's second movie. Grant was still a newcomer, so he didn't figure in the studio's advertising push, such as this ad in the trade paper Motion Picture Hera read more
We love Lucy -- and Lucy loved Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 21, 2015
The link between legends Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball isn't as well-known as it should be; perhaps one reason is the lack of photographic evidence of them together. Unless Lucie Arnaz -- who's done a fine job in perpetuating her mother's legacy -- or someone else in the family has documented proo read more
We love Lucy -- and Lucy loved Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 21, 2015
The link between legends Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball isn't as well-known as it should be; perhaps one reason is the lack of photographic evidence of them together. Unless Lucie Arnaz -- who's done a fine job in perpetuating her mother's legacy -- or someone else in the family has documented proo read more
One step closer to that Lombard bio
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 20, 2015
From her week handling publicity at Selznick International Pictures, Carole Lombard understood that typing and other office work isn't all that easy. And that's why I think she'd appreciate what went on yesterday at the House of Morgan -- the British house of author Michelle Morgan, that is:That's M read more
One step closer to that Lombard bio
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 20, 2015
From her week handling publicity at Selznick International Pictures, Carole Lombard understood that typing and other office work isn't all that easy. And that's why I think she'd appreciate what went on yesterday at the House of Morgan -- the British house of author Michelle Morgan, that is:That's M read more
Lombard en francais
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 19, 2015
This 1932 French magazine with Carole Lombard on the cover is now available via eBay for $15, or you can make an offer. It's listed in "acceptable" condition.Interested? Find out more by visiting http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cine-Images-French-Vintage-Magazine-33-Carole-Lombard-1932-/391297944582?hash=it read more
Lombard en francais
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 19, 2015
This 1932 French magazine with Carole Lombard on the cover is now available via eBay for $15, or you can make an offer. It's listed in "acceptable" condition.Interested? Find out more by visiting http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cine-Images-French-Vintage-Magazine-33-Carole-Lombard-1932-/391297944582?hash=it read more
A trio of 'Picturegoers'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 18, 2015
Picturegoer was a popular weekly British film publication during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Carole Lombard was its cover subject at least three times over a 16-month span in the early '30s, before "Twentieth Century" carried her to full-fledged stardom. Above is the cover from March 26, 1932.I read more
A trio of 'Picturegoers'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 18, 2015
Picturegoer was a popular weekly British film publication during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Carole Lombard was its cover subject at least three times over a 16-month span in the early '30s, before "Twentieth Century" carried her to full-fledged stardom. Above is the cover from March 26, 1932.I read more
Yet another clip job
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 17, 2015
Lovely Carole Lombard pic, isn't it? Well, it's part of a group of clippings available through eBay:Here's what's included:* 2 portrait pages (1932, 1935)* a 2-page article, "The College Boys' Delight" (magazine unknown, 1931)* a 3-page article, "Portrait of a Self-Made Woman" (Movie Classic, Decemb read more
Yet another clip job
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 17, 2015
Lovely Carole Lombard pic, isn't it? Well, it's part of a group of clippings available through eBay:Here's what's included:* 2 portrait pages (1932, 1935)* a 2-page article, "The College Boys' Delight" (magazine unknown, 1931)* a 3-page article, "Portrait of a Self-Made Woman" (Movie Classic, Decemb read more
'Hollywood,' December 1933: A second look at a Carole cover, plus inside...bare breasts!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 16, 2015
Slightly more than a month ago, we ran this Carole Lombard cover as part of an eBay ad for the December 1933 issue of Hollywood magazine -- the issue immediately preceding the 10-year span of its being uploaded to the Media Histori Digital Library. Well, we're doing an encore, so to speak, because w read more
'Hollywood,' December 1933: A second look at a Carole cover, plus inside...bare breasts!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 16, 2015
Slightly more than a month ago, we ran this Carole Lombard cover as part of an eBay ad for the December 1933 issue of Hollywood magazine -- the issue immediately preceding the 10-year span of its being uploaded to the Media History Digital Library. Well, we're doing an encore, so to speak, because w read more
Lombard (and legs) go 'Hollywood.' In color. In 1931.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 15, 2015
This leggy cover of Carole Lombard, from Hollywood magazine, already was on newsstands in late June of 1931 when she was taken "off the market," so to speak, by William Powell. Sorry, guys.Master photographer Edwin Bower Hesser, who often used Lombard as a subject (as was Jean Harlow), took the imag read more
Lombard (and legs) go 'Hollywood.' In color. In 1931.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 15, 2015
This leggy cover of Carole Lombard, from Hollywood magazine, already was on newsstands in late June of 1931 when she was taken "off the market," so to speak, by William Powell. Sorry, guys.Master photographer Edwin Bower Hesser, who often used Lombard as a subject (as was Jean Harlow), took the imag read more
'Screen Book,' January 1937: Finally, full 'Projections'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 14, 2015
Carole Lombard was riding high in early December 1936 when Silver Screen's January 1937 issue hit newsstands. "My Man Godfrey" was a huge hit with both theatergoers and critics, Lombard was among the highest-paid actresses in the industry and she was frequently seen in public with Clark Gable. Not a read more