Day Tripping: October 6

Film Goddess

Jane Alice Peters was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1908. She grew up in wealth but spent her entire youth as a tomboy who loved volleyball and tennis. Her love of watching movies as a girl eventually led her to become Carole Lombard.

“I can’t imagine a duller fate than being the best-dressed woman in reality. When I want to do something, I don’t pause to contemplate whether I’m exquisitely gowned. I want to live, not pose!”

Lombard cited one of her best times in film was when she made slapstick comedies for Mack Sennett. She continued to succeed in comedy for fifteen years until her breakthrough role in My Man Godfrey in 1937.

When she married Clarke Gable in 1939, Carol stepped away from the screen for a while to devote herself to her marriage. Her popularity was still huge when returned home for a War Bond drive in late 1941 where she raised $2 million in one night.

Eager to get home to California, Carol and her mother boarded a military plane with 15 soldiers. Tragically, the plane crashed into a mountain peak south of Las Vegas, killing everyone on board.

Today is:

Noodle Day — Whether it’s your brain or pasta, it’s good to use both.

Musical Ride

Johnny Nash, the man who wrote the first hit reggae song, I Can See Clearly Now, died last year at the age of eighty.

Interesting Notes

The Jazz Singer, the first Hollywood talking film opened in 1927.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Often volatile, and mostly genius behind a drum kit, Ginger Baker brought a fusion of Jazz and African rhythm to his drumming style. Best known for his time with Cream and briefly Blind Faith, Ginger Baker died in 2019 t the age of 80.

Notable Births

1769 —General Isaac Brock said, “Blaze your own trail and leave a legacy for others to follow.”

1942 — Britt Ekland once said, “The ideal man doesn’t exist. A husband is easier to find.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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