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Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists.
Carole Landis. Actress: I Wake Up Screaming. Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, as Frances Lillian Mary Ridste. Her father, a railroad mechanic, was of Norwegian descent and her mother was Polish.
Carole Landis. Actress: I Wake Up Screaming. Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, as Frances Lillian Mary Ridste. Her father, a railroad mechanic, was of Norwegian descent and her mother was Polish.
Tragically on July 5, 1948 Carole was found dead in her Pacific Palisades home. She had committed suicide at the young age of twenty-nine. Carole spent her final evening alive with her married lover Rex Harrison. Many people have speculated about what actually happened that night. Here is a timeline we put together based on everything we know ...
Dec 3, 2022 · Cinema Scholars presents a biography of Hollywood star Carole Landis, including her work with the USO and her death by suicide at 29.
Aug 13, 2022 · Carole Landis was a bright young star who was in many different films throughout her short life. Here is how she was an unsung hero during World War II.
Dec 29, 2021 · Before there was Marilyn Monroe, there was Carole Landis. Known to her fans as “The Ping Girl,” Landis was Hollywood’s favorite bodacious blonde…for all of about 15 minutes. In her short career, she didn’t snag any Academy Awards, but she did snag a husband or two…or four.
Carole Landis was one of Hollywood's most beautiful and beloved actresses. During World War 2 she was a popular pin-up who devoted herself to entertaining the troops. Tragically she never found true love and committed suicide at age 29.
Jul 5, 2017 · Above you see two photos of actress Carole Landis, dead on the bathroom floor of her Pacific Palisades home, where she was found today in 1948. She had been dumped by her married lover Rex Harrison the night before, and responded by killing herself with an overdose of prescription medication.
Aug 16, 2022 · On July 4, 1948, the film star Rex Harrison met Carole Landis for dinner. Her acting career was on a downward trajectory while Harrison's was on the rise. Landis had been reduced to acting in B-movies, according to Turner Classic Movies.
