Comedy Legends You Should Know: Carole Lombard is a post from: Health Articles
Comedy Legends You Should Know: Carole Lombard is a post from: Health Articles

The one true original and only Catwoman, Julie Newmar, is on record as saying that if she could pick any Hollywood actress who ever existed to play her in a movie, it would be Carole Lombard. Turner Classic Movies focused on the movies of this legendary comedy star as part of its Summer Under the Stars series on August 28, 2011. Carole Lombard is one of the most tragic stories in Hollywood comedy history.
Four films represent the apex of Carole Lombard’s career in comedy: “Twentieth Century,” “My Man Godfrey,” “Nothing Sacred” and “To Be or Not To Be.” Just in case you are not familiar with Hollywood comedy history, what is being discussed here is the genre of screwball comedy. Screwball comedies of the 1930s are the precursors to today’s romantic… Read the rest