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War Workers Start Day With Prayer
Photo: The 4200 block of South Olive Street via Google’s Street View. Jan. 4, 1942: William E. Kosdy uses a shovel to dig a two-person bomb shelter in the backyard of his home, 4236 S. Olive St. “I...
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Carole Lombard Among 22 Dead in Crash; Gable Charters Plane for Las Vegas
Photo: Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at home with their pet Siamese cats. Jan. 17, 1942: Carole Lombard, who was returning from a campaign to sell defense bonds; her mother, Elizabeth K. Peters; and...
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Lombard a ‘Shining Mark’ in Hollywood
What do you know! Ernie Bushmiller could actually draw. Jan. 18, 1942: Times artist Charles Owens draws a terrific map of the crash that killed Carole Lombard. Edwin Schallert reflects on Lombard’s...
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No Carole Lombard Death Scene Photos Here!
One of the oddest experiences in running the L.A. Daily Mirror is to see how many people stumble in while searching for “snuff” pictures of Carole Lombard, who died in a 1942 plane crash. Not a day...
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No Carole Lombard Body Photos Here!
The all-time top 25 search terms for the L.A. Daily Mirror include “Carole Lombard body,” “Carole Lombard death photos,” “Carole Lombard plane crash,” “Carole Lombard crash” and “Carole Lombard body...
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No Carole Lombard Death Photos Here or Anywhere Else!
No Google search drives more traffic to the L.A. Daily Mirror than some permutation of “Carole Lombard Death Scene” or “Carole Lombard’s Head” or “Carole Lombard Decapitated” or “Did They Ever Find...
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On the Frontiers of Costume Design —‘Twentieth Century’
I watched “Twentieth Century” for the first time the other night and was more than a bit surprised to see Carole Lombard clearly braless in this scene. It’s not as apparent in a frame grab as it is in...
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War Workers Start Day With Prayer
Photo: The 4200 block of South Olive Street via Google’s Street View. Jan. 4, 1942: William E. Kosdy uses a shovel to dig a two-person bomb shelter in the backyard of his home, 4236 S. Olive St. “I...
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Carole Lombard Among 22 Dead in Crash; Gable Charters Plane for Las Vegas
Photo: Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at home with their pet Siamese cats. Jan. 17, 1942: Carole Lombard, who was returning from a campaign to sell defense bonds; her mother, Elizabeth K. Peters; and...
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Lombard a ‘Shining Mark’ in Hollywood
What do you know! Ernie Bushmiller could actually draw. Jan. 18, 1942: Times artist Charles Owens draws a terrific map of the crash that killed Carole Lombard. Edwin Schallert reflects on Lombard’s...
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No Carole Lombard Death Scene Photos Here!
One of the oddest experiences in running the L.A. Daily Mirror is to see how many people stumble in while searching for “snuff” pictures of Carole Lombard, who died in a 1942 plane crash. Not a day...
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No Carole Lombard Body Photos Here!
The all-time top 25 search terms for the L.A. Daily Mirror include “Carole Lombard body,” “Carole Lombard death photos,” “Carole Lombard plane crash,” “Carole Lombard crash” and “Carole Lombard body...
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No Carole Lombard Death Photos Here or Anywhere Else!
No Google search drives more traffic to the L.A. Daily Mirror than some permutation of “Carole Lombard Death Scene” or “Carole Lombard’s Head” or “Carole Lombard Decapitated” or “Did They Ever Find...
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Jan. 14, 1939: Thousands at St. Vibiana’s Hold Vigil for World Peace
Jan. 13, 1939: About 4,000 worshipers attend a Perpetual Novena for Our Sorrowful Mother at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral. People knelt in the aisles, in the doorways and outside praying for peace and for...
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Mystery pet photo
OK, cat lovers, who likes Siamese? Marlon Brando? Alas, no. John Wayne? Sorry, no. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard (Alexa Foreman). Absolutely right! Los Angeles Times file photo Clark Gable and...
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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1932 picture No More Orchids, with Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Louise Closser Hale, Lyle Talbot, C. Aubrey Smith, Allen Vincent, Ruthelma Stevens, Arthur...
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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1935 Paramount picture Rumba, with George Raft, Carole Lombard, Lynne Overman, Margo, Gail Patrick, Iris Adrian, Monroe Owsley and Jameson Thomas. Screenplay by...
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