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The Web and Carole Lombard
Dec. 29th, 2013 04:18 pmThe "half-bath" downstairs reminds me of the British term for a toilet, "water closet," because that's what it is--a closet with a sink and toilet, and completely dull. I want to put up pictures to make it more interesting. I have a black-and-white poster called "The Art of Travel" that I want to put there. (I'm from the era when people dressed up for travel, but not quite like that. The white gloves kill me.)
So I was looking for more black-and-white photos to put up in the bathroom. I have some black-and-white photos of vintage movie stars that I also want to put in the bathroom (although I'm not sure where they are). I went looking for more of those kinds of photos. I found this picture of Carole Lombard standing under the wing of a plane. I thought that it was a great picture, although a little creepy because she died in a plane crash. I'm also looking for books to read, and I remembered that there was a movie about Gable and Lombard, so I wondered if it was based on a book. It was, and the Bloomington Public Library has it, so I want to go over there sometime this week and get a library card and check it out.
While I was looking for the Gable and Lombard book, I found the book Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3. it might sound ghoulish, but I like reading about plane crashes, partially because of being an "airline brat" and partially because I'm interested in human factors psychology. The blurb about the book got me hooked: the flight was in clear weather, with a newer plane, and experienced pilots, so why did it smack into a mountain? ("Controlled Flight into Terrain" is the official term.) It was available on the Kindle, so I bought it and downloaded it.
And read it cover to cover in one sitting. It provides an interesting character study of Lombard as ambitious, hardworking, stubborn, yet caring. (By the way, she was the first actor to ask for a percentage of a movie's gross.) Her stubbornness cost her her life; everyone told her not to fly back from a rally selling war bonds, but she did so anyway to get back to Gable, who was making a movie with Lana Turner, and Lombard didn't trust him. The book also provides portraits of the others who died in the crash. The book is pretty graphic about the crash scene and the condition of the bodies, so it's not for everyone. The investigation into the crash was inconclusive, but the author has a theory that seems plausible. I thought that it was an excellent book. I'd like to read it again more slowly.
Lowe's is open until 8 tonight, and I have some stuff to get there to help me get organized, but I'm resisting going out. I do have to pick up the car tomorrow, so I could go then.
So I was looking for more black-and-white photos to put up in the bathroom. I have some black-and-white photos of vintage movie stars that I also want to put in the bathroom (although I'm not sure where they are). I went looking for more of those kinds of photos. I found this picture of Carole Lombard standing under the wing of a plane. I thought that it was a great picture, although a little creepy because she died in a plane crash. I'm also looking for books to read, and I remembered that there was a movie about Gable and Lombard, so I wondered if it was based on a book. It was, and the Bloomington Public Library has it, so I want to go over there sometime this week and get a library card and check it out.
While I was looking for the Gable and Lombard book, I found the book Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3. it might sound ghoulish, but I like reading about plane crashes, partially because of being an "airline brat" and partially because I'm interested in human factors psychology. The blurb about the book got me hooked: the flight was in clear weather, with a newer plane, and experienced pilots, so why did it smack into a mountain? ("Controlled Flight into Terrain" is the official term.) It was available on the Kindle, so I bought it and downloaded it.
And read it cover to cover in one sitting. It provides an interesting character study of Lombard as ambitious, hardworking, stubborn, yet caring. (By the way, she was the first actor to ask for a percentage of a movie's gross.) Her stubbornness cost her her life; everyone told her not to fly back from a rally selling war bonds, but she did so anyway to get back to Gable, who was making a movie with Lana Turner, and Lombard didn't trust him. The book also provides portraits of the others who died in the crash. The book is pretty graphic about the crash scene and the condition of the bodies, so it's not for everyone. The investigation into the crash was inconclusive, but the author has a theory that seems plausible. I thought that it was an excellent book. I'd like to read it again more slowly.
Lowe's is open until 8 tonight, and I have some stuff to get there to help me get organized, but I'm resisting going out. I do have to pick up the car tomorrow, so I could go then.
