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Lombard goes 'Pop' (Art, that is)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 2, 2015
Carole Lombard was a favorite of artists during her lifetime, as this mid-1930s image of her posing for a portrait by Azadia Newman, wife of director Rouben Mamoulian, makes clear. Several fan magazines used her for cover portraits painted by Marland Stone and other notables of the era.That traditio read more
Carole's 1940 'Screenland' style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 1, 2015
While Carole Lombard wasn't quite as visible to the public in 1940 compared to prior years, largely thanks to her marriage to Clark Gable, she still knew how to present herself. As proof, see this photo spread from that October's issue of Screenland:Lombard also was photographed with Charles Laughto read more
Carole's 1940 'Screenland' style
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 1, 2015
While Carole Lombard wasn't quite as visible to the public in 1940 compared to prior years, largely thanks to her marriage to Clark Gable, she still knew how to present herself. As proof, see this photo spread from that October's issue of Screenland:Lombard also was photographed with Charles Laughto read more
The clip game
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 30, 2015
"No One Man," Carole Lombard's first top-billed vehicle at Paramount, premiered in early 1932 amid fair-to-middling reviews at best which lauded Lombard more for her wardrobe than for her acting. (She's shown with Paul Lukas in this still.) Perhaps this clipping from a fan magazine of the time is in read more
The clip game
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 30, 2015
"No One Man," Carole Lombard's first top-billed vehicle at Paramount, premiered in early 1932 amid fair-to-middling reviews at best which lauded Lombard more for her wardrobe than for her acting. (She's shown with Paul Lukas in this still.) Perhaps this clipping from a fan magazine of the time is in read more
A 'hermit,' soon to be in the past tense
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 29, 2015
There was a time, however brief, when "To Be Or Not To Be" and "posthumous" were not synonymous with Carole Lombard...and here's proof. It's from the February 1942 issue of Screen Guide, which probably hit newsstands a few days before her fateful air accident on Jan. 16. The story refers to Lombard read more
A 'hermit,' soon to be in the past tense
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 29, 2015
There was a time, however brief, when "To Be Or Not To Be" and "posthumous" were not synonymous with Carole Lombard...and here's proof. It's from the February 1942 issue of Screen Guide, which probably hit newsstands a few days before her fateful air accident on Jan. 16. The story refers to Lombard read more
Bing Crosby's Remembers Carole and Russ...
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 28, 2015
Bing Crosby reminiscences of Carole Lombard and Russ Columbo. This was Bing's last television interview. The segment begins at 3.48.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfl0JHE4D_Ehttp://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mfl0JH read more
Bing Crosby's Remembers Carole and Russ...
Carole & Co. Posted by cinemafan2 on Apr 28, 2015
Bing Crosby reminiscences of Carole Lombard and Russ Columbo. This was Bing's last television interview. The segment begins at 3.48.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfl0JHE4D_Ehttp://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mfl0JH read more
'Godfrey' by the dozen
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 27, 2015
"My Man Godfrey" arguably is Carole Lombard's most celebrated film, the screwball comedy classic that gave her the only Academy Award nomination in her brief life. And this weekend, Heritage Auctions of Dallas is auctioning "Godfrey" items at its Sunday Internet Movie Poster Auction.But don't let th read more
'Godfrey' by the dozen
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 27, 2015
"My Man Godfrey" arguably is Carole Lombard's most celebrated film, the screwball comedy classic that gave her the only Academy Award nomination in her brief life. And this weekend, Heritage Auctions of Dallas is auctioning "Godfrey" items at its Sunday Internet Movie Poster Auction.But don't let th read more
'A Touch of Stardust' (and a change of fonts)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 26, 2015
Kate Alcott's "A Touch of Stardust," the historical novel about Hollywood in the late 1930s in which Carole Lombard is a notable character, has been out since mid-February. We know that this was initially planned as its cover......but that it ended up as this:But did you know the final cover was sli read more
'A Touch of Stardust' (and a change of fonts)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 26, 2015
Kate Alcott's "A Touch of Stardust," the historical novel about Hollywood in the late 1930s in which Carole Lombard is a notable character, has been out since mid-February. We know that this was initially planned as its cover......but that it ended up as this:But did you know the final cover was sli read more
A starry day with fellow Lombard lovers
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 25, 2015
Here's a casual photo of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, probably from the late 1930s. I doubt memorabilia shows were staged in their day...and even if there had been, Clark and Carole probably wouldn't have deigned to attend them. It's not that they didn't like their fans -- for the most part, they read more
A starry day with fellow Lombard lovers
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 25, 2015
Here's a casual photo of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, probably from the late 1930s. I doubt memorabilia shows were staged in their day...and even if there had been, Clark and Carole probably wouldn't have deigned to attend them. It's not that they didn't like their fans -- for the most part, they read more
The lovely Lombard, footsie tootsie
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 24, 2015
People love Carole Lombard for all sorts of reasons -- her beautiful face, her sparkling cinematic personality, her timeless approach towards life, and so on. But there's one group of folk whose fondness for Lombard literally gets right down to the bottom of it. Ladies and gentlemen, Carole's foot f read more
The lovely Lombard, footsie tootsie
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 24, 2015
People love Carole Lombard for all sorts of reasons -- her beautiful face, her sparkling cinematic personality, her timeless approach towards life, and so on. But there's one group of folk whose fondness for Lombard literally gets right down to the bottom of it. Ladies and gentlemen, Carole's foot f read more
A 'Pic' of the Smiths
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 23, 2015
Carole Lombard's return to comedy in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was well-dcoumented in the press. For example, check out this two-page photo spread from Pic magazine of Jan. 7, 1941:You can purchase this magazine, one of the many clones of Life magazine from about this time, for $14.95 by visiting http://ww read more
A 'Pic' of the Smiths
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 23, 2015
Carole Lombard's return to comedy in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was well-dcoumented in the press. For example, check out this two-page photo spread from Pic magazine of Jan. 7, 1941:You can purchase this magazine, one of the many clones of Life magazine from about this time, for $14.95 by visiting http://ww read more
'Godfrey" is going Broadway...er, Chicago
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 22, 2015
Carole Lombard's cinematic triumph, "My Man Godfrey," may soon wind up adapted along the same lines as another Lombard gem......"Twentieth Century," whose musical adaptation "On the Twentieth Century" has been revived this spring in New York with Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher. Of course, tha read more