Carole Lombard and William Powell were lovers-turned-spouses-turned-exes-turned-lovers again-turned-exes for real this time-turned-BFFs. Together they starred in the 1936 screwball comedy "My Man Godfrey," and despite both of them shining on screen, behind the cameras each faced periods of darkness and tragic loss. Then at the age of 33, a person's mistake brought Carole's life to a horrifying end.
We're joined by Emma and Katie, the fabulous ladies of "Go Get Your Girl" - and you can catch us on the August 10th episode of their podcast about "My Man Godfrey," available now!
Episode Sources:
“Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3” by Robert D. Matzen, 2014
“Screwball: The Life of Carole Lombard” by Larry Swindell, 1975
“Carole Lombard feared dead in plane crash” Eugene Register-Guard, Jan 17, 1942, p. 1
“4 Gave Seats In Death Plane To Army Fliers” Greeley Daily Tribune, Jan 17, 1942
“End of a Mission” Time Magazine, Jan 26, 1942
“The life of Carole Lombard (Part 1)” Baha’i Concepts, Dec 17, 2019
“The life of Carole Lombard (Part 2)” Baha’i Concepts, Dec 17, 2019
“{Rumor Mill} Clark Gable and Lana Turner” Dear Mr. Gable, Feb 04, 2012
“Carole Lombard, Clark Gable and The Baby That Never Was” Dear Mr. Gable, Oct 24, 2016
“Russ Columbo Victim of ‘Unloaded Gun’” Berkeley Daily Gazette, Sep 05, 1934
“Lombard and…Columbo?” Carole_and_co LiveJournal, July 16, 2007
“Bill and Carole: Post-Divorce BFFs” by Cazbar Pintar, The William Powell Site, Jan 16, 2017
“Lux Radio Theatre: My Man Godfrey” Once Upon A Screen, Jan 16, 2018
“‘I Think That ‘E’ Made The Whole Fucking Difference’” by Alex Belth, Deadspin, July 15, 2013
“STRONG AND TENDER: The Story of Carole Lombard and Bess Peters” Backlots, Oct 29, 2019
“Biography” from William Powell Society
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