Overview

When Carole Lombard was tragically killed in a plane crash on January 16, 1942, she was 33 years old and had been a film actress for almost 20 years, yet her best work probably still lay ahead. She had reached a career high point, earning praise for her talents as a comedienne as well as a dramatic actress.   As well liked as she was on screen, she was equally popular off screen, known for being witty, uninhibited and a great party-giver. Blonde and beautiful, she reigned as the queen of Hollywood when she married Clark Gable, its king.   This book offers a thorough examination of her too-short life and provides information about her 78 films, including cast and credits, synopses, reviews and comments. Photographs from her life and films complete the work.

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Author:   Jerry Vermilye
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9781476662671

ISBN 10:   1476662673
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   23 November 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface The Biography The Films (in Order of Release) A Perfect Crime Gold Heels Dick Turpin Gold and the Girl Marriage in Transit Hearts and Spurs Durand of the Badlands The Road to Glory The Johnstown Flood The Fighting Eagle Smith’s Pony A Gold Digger of Weepah The Girl from Everywhere Run, Girl, Run The Beach Club Smith’s Army Life The Best Man The Swim Princess The Bicycle Flirt Half a Bride The Divine Sinner The Girl from Nowhere His Unlucky Night Smith’s Restaurant Power The Campus Vamp Motorboat Mamas Me, Gangster Show Folks Hubby’s Weekend Trip The Campus Carmen Ned McCobb’s Daughter Matchmaking Mamas High Voltage Don’t Get Jealous Big News The Racketeer Dynamite The Arizona Kid Safety in Numbers Fast and Loose It Pays to Advertise Man of the World Ladies’ Man Up Pops the Devil I Take This Woman The House That Shadows Built No One Man Sinners in the Sun Virtue No More Orchids No Man of Her Own From Hell to Heaven Supernatural The Eagle and the Hawk Brief Moment White Woman Bolero We’re Not Dressing Twentieth Century Now and Forever Lady by Choice The Gay Bride Rumba Hands Across the Table Love Before Breakfast The Princess Comes Across My Man Godfrey Swing High, Swing Low Nothing Sacred True Confession Fools for Scandal Made for Each Other In Name Only Vigil in the Night They Knew What They Wanted Mr. & Mrs. Smith To Be or Not to Be Carole Lombard on Radio Bibliography Index

Reviews

"""A great primer for readers interested in learning about a classic Hollywood star. ... Writers can sometimes bog down a biography when they talk about films within the narrative of a star's life, but that doesn't happen in this book. The format's splitting makes it an easy and quick read and provides a great watchlist of films to explore.""--Library Journal"

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Writer Jerry Vermilye is an actor and lives in New Jersey.

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