Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on February 22, 2020

"We're Not Dressing" is an atypical Carole Lombard vehicle, in that* It's really a Bing Crosby film, complete with hits for him to sing. She was merely his leading lady. * The supporting cast is strong for a movie of Carole's -- Ethel Merman, Leon Errol, a young Ray Milland,...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 9, 2019

Carole Lombard's arrival at RKO in the spring of 1939, for the likes of "In Name Only" (a publicity still for which is shown above), coincided with her long-sought marriage to Clark Gable. That accomplishment infused Carole with confidence, and it showed in her fashion photographs.Take this, for ins   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 30, 2019

Above is part of a Carole Lombard scrapbook sold at eBay in January 2015 (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/756332.html). She's part of a large-scale scrapbook now up for auction, featuring at least two pictures of her.Let's isolate and enlarge those images of her:The seller knows his or her stu   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 28, 2019

This photo is likely the last time Carole Lombard and William Powell were pictured together in public. The former couple are seen dancing sometime in 1940 at Ciro's on the Sunset Strip. The nightclub opened that Jan. 31, and earlier that month Powell -- 16 years older than Lombard --...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on June 29, 2018

Above is an image of Carole Lombard that Paramount Pictures described as a "personality poster," issued to theaters to promote studio starpower while decorating the lobby. This, from 1932, is said to have measured 14" x 17" (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/546321.html).But what I didn't know u   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 28, 2015

That's a charming photo of Carole Lombard on the phone from "True Confession" (1937), her final film at Paramount. Even better, it's an original, and here's the snipe on the back:Six other images from that film also are up for auction, and here they are:That's Una Merkel -- every 1930s...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 28, 2015

That's a charming photo of Carole Lombard on the phone from "True Confession" (1937), her final film at Paramount. Even better, it's an original, and here's the snipe on the back:Six other images from that film also are up for auction, and here they are:That's Una Merkel -- every 1930s...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 27, 2015

Carole Lombard is shown with new husband William Powell in June 1931, as they set sail for a Hawaii honeymoon only hours after they had tied the knot in Los Angeles. While the marriage ended little more than two years later, the friendship didn't, and Bill and Carole remained close...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 27, 2015

Carole Lombard is shown with new husband William Powell in June 1931, as they set sail for a Hawaii honeymoon only hours after they had tied the knot in Los Angeles. While the marriage ended little more than two years later, the friendship didn't, and Bill and Carole remained close...   read more