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 refers to the autobiography the actress has just finished writing and asks her to provide the names of two actresses who didn’t cave in to the studios under pressure - Swanson replies, “That’s easy, Carole Lombard and Grace Moore!”
Both Lombard and Moore were very close friends of Swanson and like Lombard, Moore was killed in an airplane crash in the 1940s.
Check it out below:
“Airport 1975″ also features Myrna Loy, who IIRC was not playing herself, and wouldn’t write her autobiography for another 15 years or so.
Fascinating tidbit about Swanson, though.
So classic ..Myrna Loy. Helen Reddy as a nun singing to Linda Blair..the Exorcist. This would be a perfect weird dream. Did you know that this scene, and a lot of this movie was the inspiration for the movie “Airplane”?
The singing nun scene was in the movie Airplane.
I didn’t realize Grace Moore was also killed in an aircraft accident.
After some research. Grace Moore was also killed in a Douglas DC-3, shortly after takeoff, after a public engagement, and in the month of January five years after Carole Lombard’s accident.
It’s been more than a month since this most recent entry — I hope Carla is okay.
Assuming you are, Carla, an idea for your book: Recently I did an entry at “Carole & Co.” on Paramount’s studio tour (http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/259644.html). It would be wonderful if you could tell us on which stage each of her Paramount pictures were made. Perhaps the Margaret Herrick Library at AMPAS could provide the production information.
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Carla,
Honey youve got a lot of people worried about ya.HOPE u are ok..
Truckloads of Hugs!
Tal
Hi Carla,
Haven’t heard from you in a long while. Hope all is well.
Mike
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