Carole Landis
Acting
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.
Born: December 31, 1918 · Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Filmography (37)
Death Scenes
1989
Noose
1948
Out of the Blue
1947
A Scandal in Paris
1946
Behind Green Lights
1946
Having Wonderful Crime
1945
Secret Command
1944
Orchestra Wives
1942
My Gal Sal
1942
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
Moon Over Miami
1941
Topper Returns
1941
Road Show
1941
Turnabout
1940
One Million B.C.
1940
Three Texas Steers
1939
Girls on Probation
1938
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Four's a Crowd
1938
When Were You Born
1938
Men Are Such Fools
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Blondes at Work
1938
Hollywood Hotel
1938
The Invisible Menace
1938
The Patient in Room 18
1938
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
Alcatraz Island
1937
Varsity Show
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Fly Away Baby
1937
A Day at the Races
1937
A Star Is Born
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936