nostalgic
The beauty of mid-thirties Carole Lombard is on full display in two Paramount portraits up for auction through eBay. We'll kick things off with p1202-1432, along with a crop of the back of the photo:
We see that the photo was received on Oct. 1, 1936, but it didn't run until the March '37 issue of a magazine called "S.P."; I'm guessing that stands for Screen Play magazine. part of the Fawcett Publications family, which had Merle Oberon on the cover that month:
Screen Play breathed its last in December of '37 and was merged into a sister Fawcett magazine, Screen Book.
Getting back to the Lombard photo, it's similar to p1202-1431:
It's apparent in both photos that Carole is not wearing a bra, though her status isn't blatant.
Make the last digit in "1431" the first, and you have Lombard's next portrait, p1202-1143 -- probably again sans bra:
There's no information on the back of this one; all we know is that it's Lombard circa 1935, and she looks darn elegant.
The same seller is handling both 8" x 10" portraits. Bids on p1202-1432 start at $314.95, with bidding scheduled to end at 10:08 p.m. (Eastern) next Monday. To place a bid or get more information, visit http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Carole-Lom
As for p1202-1143, its minimum bid is a comparatively inexpensive $249.99, with its bidding ceasing at 9:33 p.m. (Eastern) next Tuesday. You can check it out at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carole-Lomb
Tourney update: As of 12:45 a.m. (Eastern), Lombard leads Joan Crawford, 127-66, in the semifinals of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. Barring a major surprise, Carole will face Ginger Rogers (who has a 128-61 edge over Greta Garbo) in the finals. Voting in this round concludes at 7 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday; to vote, visit http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com
We see that the photo was received on Oct. 1, 1936, but it didn't run until the March '37 issue of a magazine called "S.P."; I'm guessing that stands for Screen Play magazine. part of the Fawcett Publications family, which had Merle Oberon on the cover that month:
Screen Play breathed its last in December of '37 and was merged into a sister Fawcett magazine, Screen Book.
Getting back to the Lombard photo, it's similar to p1202-1431:
It's apparent in both photos that Carole is not wearing a bra, though her status isn't blatant.
Make the last digit in "1431" the first, and you have Lombard's next portrait, p1202-1143 -- probably again sans bra:
There's no information on the back of this one; all we know is that it's Lombard circa 1935, and she looks darn elegant.
The same seller is handling both 8" x 10" portraits. Bids on p1202-1432 start at $314.95, with bidding scheduled to end at 10:08 p.m. (Eastern) next Monday. To place a bid or get more information, visit http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Carole-Lom
As for p1202-1143, its minimum bid is a comparatively inexpensive $249.99, with its bidding ceasing at 9:33 p.m. (Eastern) next Tuesday. You can check it out at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carole-Lomb
Tourney update: As of 12:45 a.m. (Eastern), Lombard leads Joan Crawford, 127-66, in the semifinals of the Silents/1930s bracket of the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. Barring a major surprise, Carole will face Ginger Rogers (who has a 128-61 edge over Greta Garbo) in the finals. Voting in this round concludes at 7 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday; to vote, visit http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com
