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Actress Carole Lombard ill ? in 1933...
Actress Carole Lombard ill ? in 1933...
Item # 722030
October 27, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 27, 1933
* Hollywood actress Carole Lombard
* Ill w/ influenza or mental breakdown ?
The front page has a small one column heading: "Carole Lombard Seriously Ill; Suffers a Relapse" (see image)
Complete with all 56 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes long the spine.
AI notes: In the 1930s, studios often managed the public image of actors very tightly. If a star was stressed, depressed, or having what today would be recognized as mental health issues, studios often reported it as a physical illness — like influenza, a cold, or exhaustion. This was partly to protect the actor’s privacy, but mostly to protect the studio’s investment and avoid scandal. Newspapers often reprinted studio press releases verbatim, so if the studio said “Carole Lombard is resting at home due to illness,” the paper wouldn’t investigate further. Minor mental breakdowns or extreme stress might be attributed vaguely to “fatigue,” “nervous exhaustion,” or simply “illness,” making it impossible to know from the press report alone what the real cause was.
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