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.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"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
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
60 photos, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-6267-1 (9781476662671)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Writer Jerry Vermilye is an actor and lives in New Jersey.
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
