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The Films of Carole Lombard
by Ott, Frederick W
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0806502789
- ISBN 13
- 9780806502786
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About This Item
Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1972. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Trade paperback. Good. Quarto. 192 pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated. Bibliography. Front cover somewhat weakened. Some wear and soiling to covers. Small piece missing to edge rear cover. Short biography followed by a complete film listing with credits, cast members, synopsis, photos, and some reviews for each film in which Carole Lombard appeared. A career study of the great 1930's actress who died tragically in a plane crash in 1942. A retrospective of the film career of Carole Lombard, one of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, and noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s. This lavishly illustrated study features a compact biography, followed by a complete filmography of her films. Each film is addressed in detail and presented in date order. Each film listing includes the studio and year produced, cast list, plot synopsis, and excerpts from contemporaneous reviews. Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthy family in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in Los Angeles by her single mother. At 12, she was recruited by director Allan Dwan and made her screen debut in A Perfect Crime (1921). Eager to become an actress, she signed a contract with the Fox Film Corporation at age 16, but mainly played bit parts. She was dropped by Fox just before her 18th birthday after a shattered windshield from a car accident left a scar on her face. Lombard appeared in fifteen short comedies for Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929, and then began appearing in feature films such as High Voltage (1929) and The Racketeer (1929). After a successful appearance in The Arizona Kid (1930), she was signed to a contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount quickly began casting Lombard as a leading lady, primarily in drama films. Her profile increased when she married William Powell in 1931, but the couple divorced amicably after two years. A turning point in Lombard's career came when she starred in Howard Hawks's pioneering screwball comedy Twentieth Century (1934). The actress found her niche in this genre, and continued to appear in films such as Hands Across the Table (1935) (forming a popular partnership with Fred MacMurray), My Man Godfrey (1936), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Nothing Sacred (1937). At this time, Lombard married "The King of Hollywood", Clark Gable, and the supercouple gained much attention from the media. Keen to win an Oscar, Lombard began to move towards more serious roles at the end of the decade. Unsuccessful in this aim, she returned to comedy in Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942), her final film role. Lombard's career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 aboard TWA Flight 3, which crashed on Mount Potosi, Nevada, while returning from a war bond tour. Today, she is remembered as one of the definitive actresses of the screwball comedy genre and American comedy, and as an icon of American cinema.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30086
- Title
- The Films of Carole Lombard
- Author
- Ott, Frederick W
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0806502789
- ISBN 13
- 9780806502786
- Publisher
- The Citadel Press
- Place of Publication
- Secaucus, NJ
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Carole Lombard, Mack Sennett, Franklin Roosevelt, Clark Gable, Hollywood, Motion Pictures, Film Actresses, Fred MacMurray, Fox Film Corporation, Allan Dwan, Paramount Pictures, William Powell
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