· Robert Matzen is the author of bestselling books about Hollywood history, including Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe and Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3. He is a former NASA contractor, where he worked as a writer and filmmaker. He lives in Pittsburgh, www.doorway.rus: · Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 details the seemingly fortuitous events that led to Lombard being on the flight as she returned from heading a war bonds drive. Originally released in , an expanded trade paper edition was released last month on the 75th anniversary of the crash. 10 rows · Audio CD. $ 3 New from $ This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball", Carole /5().
If you are interested in the Golden Age of Hollywood and an in depth look inside the life and death of Carole Lombard, then Fireball: "Carole Lombard the Mystery of Flight 3" by Robert Matzen is a must read. It was released on Janu on the 72nd Anniversary of the mysterious plane crash that killed Carole and 21 others. Posted in Fireball-Related and tagged Consolidated B Liberator, fireball carole lombard, fireball robert matzen, Flight 3 Las Vegas, lombard plane crash, Robert Matzen James Stewart, Robert Matzen's new book, Robert Matzen's next book, TWA Flight 3 Lombard, World War II Weekend on J by rmatzen. 3 Comments Post navigation ←. Author Robert Matzen examines this tragic incident in the new paperback edition of his book FIREBALL--CAROLE LOMBARD AND THE MYSTERY OF FLIGHT 3. Carole Lombard is my favorite actress of all time, so obviously my thinking will be biased when it comes to a book like this. But putting that aside, Matzen has done a fantastic job.
Robert Matzen is the author of eight books, including the bestsellers Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe and Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3, which won the ‘Biography of the Year’ Benjamin Franklin Award and earned praise from the Smithsonian Institution. As explored in Fireball, Vegas is where Carole Lombard and her 21 companions last walked the earth, departure point of TWA Flight 3, launch point of the rescue, nexus of Gable’s imploding world during his lost weekend of January As Ocean’s 11 was being shot at the beginning of , the El Rancho Las Vegas still operated. In reading Fireball, a book based on a historic Hollywood actress, her death and a historic event in world history - being the crash of the DC-3 with so many soldiers on board, I found Matzen's ability to write and weave the story of Lombard's life in alternating chapters to the crash itself and the aftermath, most entertaining and riveting.
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