Carla

Carla Valderrama is originally from Bethesda, Maryland. She created the website CaroleLombard.org and is the author of the forthcoming biography of Carole Lombard.

Lombard Reference/Tribute in Airport 1975

MIKE M. just sent me this clip of the 1974 film Airport 1975.The film features Gloria Swanson who plays herself and at around 7min and 35 seconds into the clip Swanson makes a comment about Carole Lombard. Swanson wrote all of her dialogue in the film and in the scene regarding Lombard, Gloria Swanson’s PA [...]

Carole Lombard Photo Post

26 new pictures of Carole Lombard have been added to the Photo Archives. A couple of candids, a few lobby cards, and more pretty portraits like the one below.

Landis Versus Lombard

Good morning! Kendra was kind enough to scan and share this April 1941 Screen Guide feature with us. The brief and fluffy piece puts Lombard up against another famous blonde: Carole Landis, who actually changed her first name because of her admiration of Carole Lombard. To my knowledge the two never met but Landis, like [...]

Don’t Know What To Be For Halloween?

Grab a pal and go as Gable and Lombard!
This is not a joke.
A seller on ebay has just listed these handsomely-crafted-in-France masks of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable. See:

Oh the LOLS.
The seller estimates them to be from the mid-1950’s to early 1960’s. (Meaning Clark may have seen them!)
If YOU want to be one of [...]

Collector’s Corner: Carole Lombard Tobacco Cards

When it comes to Carole Lombard I consider myself to be a die-hard collector. However, there is one aspect of Lombardilia I have yet to delve into- tobacco cards.
Helen L. on the other hand is an avid collector of these cards and she took over 3 months to compile this comprehensive list for all the [...]

Vigil In The Night (1940)

Video Uploaded by: mariola2755
Vigil In The Night is the latest flick to be added to the Multimedia files. The film revolves around a good nurse (Carole Lombard) who ruins her career by covering up for her sister’s careless mistake.

Carole Lombard Radio: Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Radio Show Uploaded by: TallulahDahling
Here’s Carole Lombard and Bob Hope performing “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” for Lux Radio Theatre on June 9th 1941. Enjoy!

More Lombard Photos Posted

33 new pictures have been added to the Photo Archives, including some beautiful portraits of Missy Carole. The one above is my favorite of the batch. Click Here to see them now >>

Let’s PARTY!

Carole Lombard .org is having a soirée in celebration of Miss Lombard’s 1-0-1 and you are invited!!
For those of you in the Greater Seattle Area, a group of us are meeting up tomorrow, October 6, at 7:30pm at the Olive Garden in South Center Mall for some din-din and fun times and we’d love for [...]

Carole Lombard Photo of the Day & Then Some

LOVE IT! So classic.
I’ve added some rare, racy, and rejected images to the Photo Archives so check them out. More coming soon but in the mean time I’d like to give a BIG hug to HELEN L. for her many contributions. Besitos!