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Property of Carole Lombard
At her untimely death at age 33, Carole left behind quite an impressive estate. Unfortunately, it has been said that her most valuable furs, clothes and jewels perished with her in the plane crash. Still, there were treasures left behind. I have the listing of Carole’s personal property that was appraised at her death; it is quite long and full of much legal mumbo jumbo. The settling of her estate lists it all more concisely and together, but I found the appraiser’s notes on how much everything was worth rather intriguing. So here are the highlights, from the appraiser’s report. Bank accounts: Jewelry and furs: Yowza. Carole definitely had…
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Gossip Friday: Carole with her Clark
Some ooey gooey love mush since it’s nearly Valentines Day… From May 1941: The most in love woman in all Hollywood—Carole Lombard. Watch pictures of Clark and Carole together. Carole either clings lovingly to her husband’s arm or gazes adoringly into Clark’s eyes. She completely submerges herself into one with Gable and openly tell the world with her eyes, “I love this man. He is mine.” For the most in love [girl] we dare you to find any that surpasses Carole Lombard with her Clark. ____ New this week: Saturday: Clark and Carole profiles from Movie Star Parade magazine in the Article Archive Sunday: Screenshots from “Idiot’s Delight” in…
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Carole Lombard Gable
Today we mourn the passing of Clark’s beloved little screwball, Carole Lombard. Her dying 69 years ago today at the age of 33 changed the path of his life forever. A letter to the editor from April 1942: Editor’s Note: It was heartwarming to read the number of letters received as tributes to Carole Lombard by Photoplay-Movie Mirror [magazine]. So sincere were they all, we found it difficult to choose this single one for publication: Carole Lombard She left a trail of laughter when she walked Across this world which needs a laugh so much. She did not care when pompous people talked About her lack of dignity and such.…
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Gossip Friday: “Disappearing into the blue”
From June 1940: Getting lost in their super-elegant station wagon is beginning to pall on the Clark Gables, and their latest diversion is learning to fly. As soon as they pile up sufficent flying hours, they plan to get their licenses, buy a plane and depart for parts unknown every weekend. Less hardy studios might blanch at the thought of their favorite children playing Lindbergh whenever the spirit moved them, but RKO and MGM are becoming calloused to the antics of these two renegades. Still, as one wistful Metro official put it, it was a little more comforting to think of them disappearing into Mexico than just disappearing into the…
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Where were Clark and Carole 70 years ago today?
All dolled up and out on the town for a worthy cause! There’s Clark and Carole looking quite dashing, posing in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The occaison? An all-star radio broadcast for Greek War Relief that was held seventy years ago today–January 8, 1941. I love all-star events like this because the pictures answer the questions of “Did so- and-so ever meet so-and-so?” For instance, the event was only one of two instances that I know of that Carole is pictured with Myrna Loy (and that’s Melvyn Douglas and Tyrone Power with them too): Carole, Myrna and Tyrone share a secret:The dashing duo with Dick Powell, Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford and Shirley…
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Gone with the Wind hits Los Angeles
The Los Angeles premiere of Gone with the Wind was 71 years ago this very evening. Jean Garceau, Clark and Carole’s faithful secretary, attended the event with them. Here is how she described it: The theater was decorated inside and out in keeping with the background and theme of the film. Huge searchlights probed the sky, bands played, streets were roped off and uniformed attendants held back the crowds as the police permitted only those cars with passes to draw up in front of the theater. A long flower-decked canopy extended to the sidewalk and a master of ceremonies stood there to welcome the stars, announce their names over a…
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Gossip Friday: Whatever Suits Him
From May 1937: Did you know that Clark Gable likes to have his suits made a couple of sizes too large? He thinks they’re much more comfortable that way. And now it looks as though he’s talked Carole Lombard into the idea. She was recently seen swinging down the boulevard in a tailored suit that might have been built for Fieldsie. Or maybe it was just Garbo, impersonating Lombard. ____ New this week: Article: Do Hollywood Women (i.e. Lombard) Spoil Their Men (i.e. Gable)? Pictures in the gallery
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Gossip Friday: Chew on This
From October 1941: Carole Lombard chews up more letters than she writes. When she sits down to write she chews the edge of the stationary while she is thinking and by the time she has the letter halfway finished it is so well chewed up that she throws it in the wastebasket and goes out to feed the chickens. That’s why you don’t ever get letters from Lombard. Carole Lombard is probably the only actress in Hollywood who feeds the chicken while wearing Irene dresses. Or maybe Carole Lombard is the only actress in Hollywood who feeds the chickens! _______________________ New this week: Articles galore! One about Carole from…
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Gossip Friday: Signed by Carole Gable
From January 1940: After a preview the other evening, a boy asked Carole Lombard for her autograph. The actress obligingly signed “Carole Gable”. The boy looked at it and then said, “Shucks, I can sell your Carole Lombard autograph for two bits to a pal of mine, but this ain’t worth nothing!” New this week: Articles: Will the Gable-Lombard Romance Last? written right before they married and the foreword that Clark wrote for Adolphe Menjou’s autobiography
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From Glamour Girl to Mud Lover
Clark often gets blamed for changing Carole to his liking. After all, before they got serious, she was a lounge lizard, a party animal, the go-to girl for a good time in Hollywood. After falling for Clark, she started hunting, fishing, skeet shooting, gardening and farming with the best of them. She always said, “Whatever makes my Pappy happy!” I don’t see Clark forcing her to do these things—really, do you think Carole was the type that could be forced to do anything?!–I think she wanted to be the ideal woman for Clark and she really wanted him to be happy. And every once in a while he did put…