Feature Aliya Whiteley 2 Oct 2013 - 07:08
Carole Lombard's comic timing paved the way for the likes of Goldie Hawn and Meg Ryan. Aliya salutes the actress's life and work...
In the film Twentieth Century (1934) John Barrymore pins a star to the door of Carole Lombard's dressing room and calls it, "the golden mark that henceforth sets you apart from the world..." Lombard was exactly that - so talented, so funny, so beautiful, that she seemed apart from the rest of us. At the birth of the talkies, and at the height of the screwball comedy, she did, undoubtedly, carry the golden mark of stardom.
Lombard was the original ditzy comedienne, with perfect timing for a good line and explosive chemistry with her co-stars. She had a wonderful speaking voice, clear and warm, and a vital presence as she strode through fast-paced scenes. Equally at home with physical and verbal comedy,...
Carole Lombard's comic timing paved the way for the likes of Goldie Hawn and Meg Ryan. Aliya salutes the actress's life and work...
In the film Twentieth Century (1934) John Barrymore pins a star to the door of Carole Lombard's dressing room and calls it, "the golden mark that henceforth sets you apart from the world..." Lombard was exactly that - so talented, so funny, so beautiful, that she seemed apart from the rest of us. At the birth of the talkies, and at the height of the screwball comedy, she did, undoubtedly, carry the golden mark of stardom.
Lombard was the original ditzy comedienne, with perfect timing for a good line and explosive chemistry with her co-stars. She had a wonderful speaking voice, clear and warm, and a vital presence as she strode through fast-paced scenes. Equally at home with physical and verbal comedy,...
- 10/1/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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