CAROLE LOMBARD

CAROLE LOMBARD

April 29, 2023 Alan Royle 3

  CAROLE LOMBARD (1908-42)                The inimitable Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in October 1908. She was eight years old when her folks divorced and her mother chose to settle down in Los Angeles. At twelve years of age Carole was spotted by film director […]

BILL & CAROLE & JEAN & CLARK.

February 8, 2019 Alan Royle 0

March 29, 1939 – Gable & Lombard marry. William Powell was married to Carole Lombard from 1931 until 1933. The much-loved Carole was an out-going, often outrageous woman, prone to wild partying, raucous behaviour, and the use of appallingly bad language, if the mood took her. When they first met, […]

CAROLE LOMBARD – The Profane Angel.

July 31, 2015 admin 1

  Finding really likeable movie stars from the studio era can be quite a challenge at times. Carole Lombard, however, courtesy of her brazen, down to earth approach to life, was a woman who enjoyed the trappings of fame, but never let them seduce her. And that made her a […]

Tragic Hollywood – Accidental Deaths ( Pt 6 )

June 3, 2015 admin 0

  Part 6 of Accidental Deaths covers four actors who unintentionally shot themselves or were shot in error by someone else, two who died in skiing mishaps, one who choked to death on food, and one who many people think choked to death on a cup of tea! Incidentally, Mama […]