1. 1945. In Memoriam. Author unknown. John Henry Hyde Dunn, Abdu'l-Jalil Bey Sa'ad, Mirza Buzurg Afnan Ala'i, Margaret Stevenson, Mary Revell, M. Salih, Oswald Whitaker, Hilda Gilbert, Elizabeth Greenleaf, Howard Colby Ives, Mirza Abdu'l-Rahim Khan, Matthew Kaszab, Mabel Rice-Wray Ives ... Biographies.

1. 1942-01-16 —
   The passing of Carole Lombard Gable (b. 6 October 1908 in Ft Wayne, IN) near Las Vegas. She was buried at the Forst Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. She was a second generation Bahá'í, her mother, Elizabeth Peters, had been brought into the Faith my Mrs Orol Platt. Carole, at the age of 14, wrote to 'Abdu'l-Bahá to ask for His permission to pursue a career in Hollywood. His Tablet came, praying for her success. She accepted the Faith in Los Angeles in about April of 1938. Her closest Bahá'í friend was the well-known teacher, Mrs. Beulah Storrs Lewis.
   • She became an icon of cinema, the American Film Institute named her one of the greatest American female screen legends.
   • She died in a plane crash while on a bond-selling tour. [Bahá'í Chronicles; Bahá'í Teachings; Bahá'í Arts Connection; BW9p635-637]
   • Images.
   • Her biography was entitled Carole Lombard: A Bio-Bibliography by Robert D. Matzen.
   • See documentary videos on You Tube, Carole Lombard (Part 1) and Carole Lombard (Part 2).

     A podcast on Carole Lombard on the series "Who was She?".

2. 2020-11-00 —
   The release of the film The Mystery of God. It was written by Linda Marshall Youssefian and Nadia Ferrorini Cucè, and was directed and edited by Vargha Mazlum.
   • Vargha Mazlum has been involved in music and media for over 30 years, first as a singer/violinist in the musical band Light in the Darkness and then as a producer in China and Italy. Recently more involved in video/film development, historical research, editing and directing. His documentaries explore the lives of prominent historical Bahá'ís. [Bahá'í Chronicles]

     One of his previous productions was a film about Carole Lombard and another was called Liao Chongzhen: A Bright Candle of the World of Humanity.

   • See Wikipedia Liao Chongzhen.

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