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 the lucky ones to rock these masks on October 30th, go get your bidding on by CLICKING HERE > >
Bidding ends October 18th.
Carole is probably ROFLing right . . . NOW.
Ok. I admit it: I stink. I should not have neglected the website and left all of you hanging but I am writing a book about our beloved Miss Lombard and have been dedicating 100% of my time and energy towards it.
My hope is to provide more updates on this site and I appreciate your patience during this very busy time.
Meanwhile, Profiles In History is auctioning off a very nice piece of Lombard history on October 8th. Behold the plaid vest Carole wore during I Take This Woman (1931):
The item is described as follows: This plaid dress vest was worn by the character Kay Dowling portrayed by legendary actress Carole Lombard in the 1931 motion picture I Take This Woman starring Gary Cooper. The custom tailored vest is in good condition with the original Paramount label and tailor’s label with the name “Carol [sic] Lombard” and production date “April 1931” clearly handwritten in slightly faded ink. The distressed satin back was modified slightly for use in a later production. In an interesting side note, I Take This Woman very nearly became one of Hollywood’s legendary “lost” films. The film became an “orphan” when the rights reverted back to author Mary Roberts Rinehart, who had no interest in it and allowed the original reels and all supporting materials to disintegrate, except for a single 16mm acetate print from which the film was later restored making this a truly rare artifact of motion picture history.
And here’s a picture of Lombard wearing the vest in the film:
Pretty sweet if you ask me. If you are interested in owning this gem of history CLICK HERE for more information about the auction.
Hello Everyone!
It’s been awhile hasn’t it? I have been a busy bee with a new day job and working like a madcap on the Lombard book but today I come with some neat images to share.
First off: If you haven’t noticed already, there is a new section in the Photo Archives dedicated to advertisements that Carole Lombard was featured in. Please give a big round of applause to the wonderful BELINDA who scanned her bum off to get them to you!!! I’ve added some more ads so go check them out!
Secondly: An early picture of a 17 year old Carole Lombard has made its way to the EBAY World and is up for auction. Tadaaaaaaaaaaa:
Above is an original 8×10 movie still featuring Buck Jones and 17 year old Carole Lombard in a scene from the 1925 silent film “Hearts and Spurs”. Fox Films studio stamp appears on the back.
Bidding starts at a cool $149.99.
You can get your bidding on by CLICKING HERE >>
That’s all for now folks but I promise to not be such a stranger and keep you all updated with mucho mas Lombard!!
Love and Light
Carole Lombard looks like one hot mysterious Mama in this photo taken during her early Paramount days. It’s currently up for auction on the Ebay and I just had to post it! Behold:
I definitely had to do a double-take to make sure it was her. Very Garbo-ish I’d say. I’ve never seen this photo and dammit, I want to know why. The image looks so classic to me, like an icon for Hollywood’s finest. I want it.
The original publicity still is up for auction with a starting bid of $9.99 until June 17th and you can CLICK HERE to place your bids.
BIDDER BEWARE: This seller tends to have high reserves but for those of you with recession proof pockets- knock yourself out!
P.S. I added some images to the Photo Archives that you may or may not want to see.
Ah! That’s what I shouted in my head upon first seeing this image of Our Lady of Lunacy:
Reminds me a tad of Cruella de Vil Gone Platinum!
If any of you out there fancy these sorts of things the magazine from which the photo came from is currently up for auction on Ebay until May 21st. CLICK HERE to bid now >>
Interesting.
I just came across an unusual item up for auction:
Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Julia Shauer, Here’s another, from Carole Lombard,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4.25 sheet of Lombard’s “The Farm” stationery with one of Lombard’s personally owned triangular buttons affixed at top left. Accompanied by the original Paramount Pictures mailing envelope, postmarked May 3, 1938.
Well, this isn’t your regular old fan mail. How do we know? To begin with, the “Cordially,Carole Lombard” is missing. (A dead secretarial give away). Secondly, I’ve seen Julia Shauer’s name pop up in some of the old trade papers before. She was present at some of the funerals for Hollywood’s Royalty during Lombard’s lifetime.
What I can’t really understand is why she would request buttons from Carole? I’m assuming the “Here’s another” is in reference to the buttons. Has anyone heard of Carole giving out buttons before?
On another note, that’s the first time I’ve seen “the farm” stationary before.
If you want this item you are in luck because it is currently up for auction at RRAuction. The bid is currently set at $294 and you have until May 13th to place your bids. CLICK HERE to bid now.
Photo Update: I added a few more images to the Photo Archives. I’ll be doing a bit of Spring Cleaning there shortly. Just a little organizing and re-categorizing. Nothing too major but I just wanted to give you the heads up in case you see older pictures popping up under the Latest Uploads.
In the sense that they owned a martini shaker and candlesticks.
Below is a photo of engraved candlesticks belonging to Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. (These were also sold at auction a few years ago). They are matching short silver candlesticks, each engraved ‘G and L.’
Next is the Gable and Lombard martini shaker. Carole Lombard and Clark Gable’s martini shaker engraved with ‘Gable and Lombard. Gable gave the shaker to his dentist, Dr. Milton Michaels some time after Carole’s death in 1942. Take a look:
As usual, if any of you out there know more about these items please share. Right now the sun is shining in Seattle, which is so rare, and I am off to take full advantage of it! xoxo
I know a lot of you like these types of posts so here is another one: A gold dome ring with a ribbon of inset diamonds given to Carole Lombard by Clark Gable. The inscription on the inside of the band, like the bracelets, reads: ‘I Love You, C.G.’
Like the others, it was sold at auction some time ago and aside from that not much else is known. Take a look:
Do any of you know more about this item? Also, I want to get a little bit of feedback here. Who likes seeing items supposedly [no one can really be sure] owned by Carole Lombard? If you do I’ll keep doing post like these and will open up a section in the Photo Archives.
This painting by Anna Wilson was sold in 2004 describing it as: Portrait of Carol Lombard and her dog, 1935.
So they obviously got the name spelled wrong, (for that time period anyways). Maybe it’s just me but that doesn’t really look like her. Eh maybe it does. A little. The outfit is definitely familiar but honestly, if I hadn’t seen the caption I don’t think I would have known. What do you think?
P.S. This isn’t the one from the ranch Rose. I’ll get to that one. Promise!
P.P.S. Check out the Photo Archives for some more Lombard candids submitted by fabulous site visitors like you! If you’d like to donate some of your Lombard photos e-mail info@carolelombard.org. Especially since we’ve got that awesome contest going on . . .
I’m back. Basically, Vegas is a playground, slots suck, the Phantom rocks, and the Wynn’s “war” is a winner. Penn & Teller are cool too. (Penn is really tall)
Now, back to Lombard!
Below we have a original Carole Lombard signed 11 X 14 photograph that is embossed with “Coburn” [as in the photographer Robert Coburn] at the lower right.
The photo belonged to Ben H Ray, a film editor for the studios and later tv. (He received an Emmy in 1959 for his work in “The Untouchables).
The inscription reads: “To Ben, Please Don’t Cut Me Out, Always, Carole Lombard Gable”.
The “don’t cut me out” is in reference to Ray being a film editor.
It would be nice to know all the Lombard pictures Ben Ray worked on and unfortunately IMDB only lists his tv work. Since the photo was taken during “To Be Or Not To Be” one assumes he did the cutting on that masterpiece.
The photo is currently up for auction on Ebay until April 1st and guess what? There is NO RESERVE. Those who couldn’t hit the reserve on that last Lombard & horse picture can redeem themselves by taking this treasure home. Good Luck! Click Here to bid now > >
UPDATE: There is NO PAYPAL on this item. The seller will take Cashiers checks, Wire Transfer, & MOs. You can also pay if you pick the item up in person. That would be in Portland, Oregon.
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