Who was she? Season 4 Trailer

Welcome to Who was she? Podcast where I, Tara Jabbari share the stories of women throughout history that were active in the Baha’i Faith. 

This season is about actress and activist Carole Lombard. She was as famous as one could be in the 1930s, and she used it to raise awareness to causes she felt worthy. Everyone knew who she was, admired her, and wanted to be her.

In the book Screwball: The Life of Carole Lombard, author Larry Swindle writes quote, “(Carole) attained the impossible dream that obsessed millions of girls and women in that singular era. The dream they courted was threefold: to be beautiful; to become a famous movie star; and to marry Clark Gable.”

But how did she become such an important staple in Hollywood history? What did her activism entail?

Born in 1908 in Indiana and raised since the age of six in Los Angeles, California, Carole grew up in Hollywood. She crossed paths with legends from David O. Selznick to John Barrymore and even a very young and eager Orson Welles. 

In an industry dominated by men, she proved to handle her own, making deals with studios, becoming the highest paid star, and winning the respect of everyone on set. She was famous for her charm, talent, and even for her love life, with her marriage to Clark Gable being regarded as one of Hollywood’s greatest love stories.

Some of her famous roles include My Man Godfrey, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, 

and To Be or Not To Be, her last film, a black comedy about World War II. 

Carole never backed down from a challenge, treated everyone from the cast and crew equally, gaining respect and admiration and when World War 2 started, she was vocal against Hitler’s regime while many stayed silent, long before the United States entered the war. 

We will also learn how Bess, Carole’s mother and her biggest influence, became a Baha’i and how that impacted the family, especially Carole. 

So please subscribe to learn about one of Hollywood’s first real movie starlets and her devotion to bringing equality and cheer to everyone she met. 

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Who was she was produced, written, and edited by me, Tara Jabbari. Script editor and logo design were by Angela Musacchio. Original music was composed and performed by Sam Redd. 

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