Carole lombard jean garceau book

Jean garceau, secretary to clark and carole gable, was just jeanie, but loretta francelle, the hairdresser who worked on all caroles pictures, was, picturesquely, bucket. Much of the wreckage of twa flight 3, the commercial airliner which crashed on the evening of january 16th, 1942, is still. Jean garceau, secretary to clark and carole gable, was just jeanie, but loretta. Email us your official website or let us host your primary web presence. The clark gable and carole lombard murder case by george baxt. Clark gable the pictorial treasury of film stars series by rene jordan. Clark gable, by gable, jordan rene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They had a passionate and tragically brief marriage, but it was not love at first sight for carole lombard and clark gable. Carole lombard was a beautiful american actress who became well known for her comedy roles in movies of the 1930s and 1940s.

Clark gable document signed as executor of carole lombards estate. Did clark gable murder a man with his auto while drunk. She is a scribbler on telephone pads, inhibited nailnibbler, toepuller, pillowgrabber, headandelbow scratcher, and chain cigarette smoker. Carole lombards life was marked by sadness and tragedy, a new book explores her story clark gable was distraught as he struggled up the snowcovered granite mountainside strewn with the. For my blogathon entry, i am covering carole lombards friendship with lucille ball. Spicer, 2 books joe morella, 2 books kate alcott, 2 books jack scagnetti, 1 book lyn tornabene, 1 book rene jordan, 1 book mary margaret mcbride, 1 book chester williams, 1 book kathleen williams gable, 1 book george carpozi, 1 book. Carol garceau phone, address, background info whitepages. Few celebrities exemplified the movie communitys shift to simpler lifestyles better than clark gable and carole lombard, who moved to a 20acre ranch. Clark gable never recovered from the tragic death of his. Author gives new insight into death of actress carole lombard. This book is part biography and part the story of a tragic accident, in which actress carole lombard and twenty one other people lost their lives.

The only bios on gable that i tend to hold in truth is dear mr g by his secretary jean garceau and the bio that his widow kathleen wrote. Actress carole lombard died in a plane crash on mount potosi southwest of las vegas on jan. Carole lombard and the mystery of flight 3 that a reader i met in l. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Jean garceau, secretary to clark and carole gable, was just jeanie, but. Cocke, inez and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lombard was the highest paid actress at the time, with a knack for screwball comedy, and had starred in such movies as my man godfrey and mr. Except for a respite of 45 years during his affair he was married and nearly three year marriage to carole lombard march 1939 to her death in jan.

Here are a few pics of one of my favorite classic celebs, carole lombard. After lombards death, he was back on the road to self destruction. Carole byard is a published author and an illustrator of childrens books. At the peak of her fame in the late 1930s she was the highest paid actress in hollywood and is ranked 23rd on on the american film institutes list of the 50 greatest american female screen legends.

These people knew him intimately and can attest to his character, likes and dislikes and can relate real stories that happened. Carol garceaus phone number, email, address spokeo. Carole byard, author info, published books, bio, photo. Books about carole lombard or have her as the protagonist. He became best known for his performance in gone with the wind 1939, for which he gained a best actor oscar nomination. Clark gable and carole lombards house in california. Some of the published credits of carole byard include angel city, black snowman, working cotton, and grandmamas joy. Join facebook to connect with carole garceau and others you may know. Carole lombard was born jane alice peters in fort wayne, in, on oct. Carol garceau replied to the topic introduce yourself in the forum miscellaneous 7 years ago. Carole lombard was born on october 6, 1908 and died on january 16, 1942. Find carol garceaus phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. G the biography of clark gable jean garceau, clark gable, inez cocke on.

Here is the story of a kind, generous mana man with a sense. The people in lombards universe knew they had arrived if they picked up a nickname, and i have to wonder if it was carole who dubbed close friend cesar. She was the youngest of three children and, although petite and pretty, loved competing with her two older brothers, frederick and stuart, in a variety of sports. This was about 57% of all the recorded garceaus in the usa. When she starred opposite him in 1932s no man of her own, their convincing onscreen chemistry was strictly professional. January 16, 2017 is the 75th anniversary of the death of comedienne carole lombard. Jean garceau was the personal secretary for clark gable for many years, and was a trusted friend of both gable and carole lombard. Filter by state all states current florida 1 illinois 4 louisiana 1 minnesota 2 new york 2 tennessee 1 vermont 2 wisconsin 1. Posts about carole lombard plane crash written by rmatzen. Carole lombard and the mystery of flight 3 by robert matzen. Mother, but to carole she was petey or tots, and mostly i used petey in the book. Gable and lombard how a legend was born and is perpetuated. In order to be as factual as possible, i used many references and i have listed below as many as possible. In fact, alternate names run so rampant in fireball.

Carole lombard 19391942 she gets up too early, plays tennis too hard, wastes time and feeling on trifles and drinks cocacolas the way samuel johnson used to drink tea. The last two years i have been working in probationparole but i previously worked in the prison system for years providing security and facilitating. Carole lombards height has been a subject for debate for some time. Gables marriage to carole lombard in march of 1939 was a. Cheers, i am carol and work in state government in wisconsin for the department of corrections. A pictorial biography by jean garceau and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Posts about carole lombard clark gable written by rmatzen. Gabe essoe, 3 books jane ellen wayne, 3 books jean garceau, 2 books warren g. Garceau was a link with the last in which gable was happiest, and intimates are convinced that is why lady ashley felt threatened in her presence, and why her insecurity impelled her to invite gables displeasure by insisting that jean leave the hose to which she had been welcomed by carole, at about the same time sylvia made the other. Before leaving, she gave their secretary jean garceau a stack of notes for clark, instructing her to give him one daily in her absence. Carole lombard would have been 33 years old at the time of death or 106 years old today. We found 10 records for carol garceau in illinois, minnesota and 6 other states. As most anyone with an interest in the life of clark gable knows, jean garceau served as the personal assistant of carole lombard, then worked for both clark and carole during their short years together before caroles tragic death, and faithfully remained as clark gables able and devoted personal assistant through most of mr.

Carole lombard 9 books meet your next favorite book. Carole lombards life was marked by tragedy, a new book. In 1880 there were 23 garceau families living in rhode island. Carole lombard acknowledgments id like to acknowledge all the help i had with creating this carole lombard section and the following information is here for that purpose. Immediately download the carole lombard summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. The garceau family name was found in the usa, the uk, and canada between 1880 and 1920. Well, im working on my new book and its the bottom of the ninth, as in, after. In 1942, lombard, along with her mother, husband clark gables press agent, and fifteen army servicemen were killed when their plane crashed into the mountains in nevada. Rhode island had the highest population of garceau families in 1880. Jean garceau, gables secretary, relaxing on the gable ranch circa 1950. Carole lombard this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as.