Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3, Edition 2
Jan 2017 · GoodKnight Books
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This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day account of the struggles of Lombard's husband, Clark Gable, and other family, friends, and fans to cope with the tragedy. In effect, having just completed the first sale of war bonds and stamps in the nation following its entry into World War II, Lombard became the first Hollywood start to sacrifice her life in the War. The War Department offered Gable a funeral service with full military honors, but he refused it, knowing that his wife would not approve of such spectacle. Based on extensive research rather than gossip, this investigation further explores the lives of the 21 others on the plane, including 15 members of the U.S. Army Air Corps, and addresses one of the most enduring mysteries of World War II. On a clear night full of stars, with TWA's most experienced pilot at the controls of a 10-month-old aircraft under the power of two fully functioning engines, why did the flight crash into that Nevada mountainside? This gripping page-turner presents the story of the people on the plane, the friends and families left behind, and the heroic first responders who struggled up a mountain hoping to perform a miracle rescue. It is a story of accomplishment, bravery, sacrifice, and loss.
This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day account of the struggles of Lombard's husband, Cla...
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As a 10-year federal contractor for NASA Headquarters, Robert Matzen handled communications for NASA aeronautics, which researches cutting-edge concepts for the next generation of aviation. But then, Robert wrote the book on research. Literally. He broke into print straight out of college with the mass-market paperback, Research Made Easy: a Guide for Students and Writers for Bantam Books, where his editor was the New York publishing-world legend, Toni Burbank. Since then Robert has written niche bestsellers and edited the bestselling books of other authors. His fifth book, Errol & Olivia: Ego & Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood topped three Amazon bestseller lists and earned a Benjamin Franklin Finalist Award as well as a Bronze IPPY and finalist recognition in both the USA Book Awards and ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year competitions. For the past 25 years he has specialized in Hollywood history with the books Carole Lombard: a Bio-Bibliography, Errol Flynn Slept Here, and Errol & Olivia. He appeared as an on-camera expert regarding Lombard on the BBC2 television documentary, Living Famously: Clark Gable, and has appeared as an expert concerning Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland on radio for BBC4 and in print for periodicals including the New York Post and Palm Beach Post. Robert Matzen is a former NASA contractor, where he worked as a writer and filmmaker. He is the author of Errol Flynn Slept Here, Errol & Olivia, and Mission:Jimmy Stewart and the Flight for Europe. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert Matzen is a former NASA contractor, where he worked as a writer and filmmaker. He is the author of Errol Flynn Slept Here, Errol & Olivia, and Mission:Jimmy Stewart and the Flight for Europe. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert Matzen is a former federal contractor for NASA who now specializes in Hollywood history. He has appeared on BBC 2 and BBC Radio 4. He is the author of Carol Lombard: A Bio-Bibliography and Errol & Olivia and the coauthor of Errol Flynn Slept Here. He lives in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
As a 10-year federal contractor for NASA Headquarters, Robert Matzen handled communications for NASA aeronautics, which researches cutting-edge concepts for the next generation of aviation. But then, Robert wrote the book on research. Literally. He broke into print straight out of college with th...
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