Dixie Lee with her husband Bing Crosby and their newborn, Gary.
How did they react to Carole Lombard becoming Russ Columbo’s girlfriend? Were they happy about Lombard becoming the “most important person in the world” to the talented singer? The threesome were often seen about Hollywood at different parties and at Columbo’s performances. She, Columbo, and the photographer Lansing Brown, were close friends. Sally Blane, sister of Loretta Young, had met Russ Columbo four years before, during a break when he was performing at The Cocoanut Grove."Finally the truth comes forth!" Bill Cwilko, Cinemafan2.Carole Lombard and Russ, notice what finger the ring is on? I especially enjoy having a chance to get inside Carole's head, and learning what her life was like before Gable and when she was first on the verge of major stardom." Bess Korey, Songwriter, DJ: Book Reviewer Member of Carole Lombard FB. Technically it is a work of fiction, but Adam did a ton of research for the book and based what was going on with the couple's lives and careers at this time on true facts. "I started reading it last night and found it hard to put down. "This book makes me wish that planned Lombard-Columbo biopic, with the ethereal Michelle Pfeifffer and Tom Cruise, as Russ Columbo, had reached fruition," Vincent Paterno, Carole & Co. The short-lived romance of famed crooner Russ Columbo and film goddess Carole Lombard gives new meaning to this oft quoted line of John Greenleaf Whittier: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'" Damon Leigh, President of The Russ Columbo Society. "It's the beautiful story of a love affair cut tragically short by the same accidental hand of fate that gave it birth. I also found the descriptions of Hollywood life in the 1930s to be extremely well done and full of rich detail." Editor, Bill. "I think you've done a great job in your portrayal of Carole Lombard, who comes across as someone who had an excellent sense of humor in the face of adversity and personal tragedy.
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