Carole Landis

Name:
Carole Landis
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
Jan 1, 1919
Occupation:
Actress, Singer
Spouse:
Irving Wheeler (m. 1934; Annulled 1934), Irving Wheeler (m. 1934; Div. 1939), Willis Hunt Jr. (m. 1940; Div. 1940), Thomas C. Wallace (m. 1943; Div. 1945), W. Horace Schmidlapp (m. 1945–1948)
Years active:
1937–1948
Education:
San Bernardino High School
Died:
Jul 5, 1948 (Suicide By Barbiturate Overdose)
Resting place:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale

Carole Landis - Biography Summary


Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American film and stage actress, who worked as a contract-player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakthrough role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C., with United Artists. Landis was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure.

Landis committed suicide on July 5, 1948, at the age of 29.



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