Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Frances Lillian Mary Ridste

Birth Date

12/31/1918 (Age 29)

Birth Place

Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date

7/5/1948

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Biography

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. She was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. Landis was reportedly crushed when actor Rex Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her. Unable to cope any longer, on July 5, 1948, she died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. From Wikipedia.

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Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

6

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Best Known For

Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

Vicky Lynn

Ann Carrington

Party Guest (uncredited)

Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)

Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

1 film together

H. Bruce Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone

1 film together

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

1 film together

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del Ruth

1 film together

Dwight Taylor

1 film together

Gordon Douglas

Gordon Douglas

1 film together

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