Thelma todd biography
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Todd, Thelma (–)
American actress who died under mysterious circumstances at age Born on July 29, , in Lawrence, Massachusetts; died, possibly of carbon monoxide poisoning, on December 16,
Starred with the Marx Brothers in Monkey Business () and Horse Feathers (); also notable in comedy shorts and dramatic feature films.
Selected film roles:
Fascinating Youth (); Rubber Heels (); Nevada (); The Gay Defender (); The Noose (); Heart to Heart (); Vamping Venus (); The Crash (); The Haunted House (); Naughty Baby (); Seven Footprints to Satan (); Careers (); The House of Horror (); Command Performance (); Follow Thru (); The Hot Heiress (); Swanee River (); Aloha (); The Maltese Falcon (); Monkey Business (); Corsair (); This is the Night (); Horse Feathers (); Speak Easily (); Call Her Savage (); Klondike (); Cheating Blondes ();Fra Diavolo (The Devil's Brother, ); Son of a Sailor (); Sitting Pretty (); Counse
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Thelma Todd
American actress (–)
Thelma Alice Todd[3] (July 29, – December 16, )[4] was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy." Appearing in about feature films and shorts between and , she fryst vatten remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the gods of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was cut short bygd her sudden death in at the age of
Early life
[edit]Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts,[4] to John Shaw Todd, an upholsterer from Ireland,[5] and later, a superintendent of streets,[6] an alderman, and Lawrence's commissioner of health and charities in
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Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, – December 16, ) was an American actress and businesswoman. She was known as "The Ice Cream Blonde", also "Hot Toddy". Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Todd was in feature movies and shorts between and She is best remembered for her comedic roles in movies such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in many Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy movies.
Todd was found dead on December 16, in her fordon at her Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles garage. She was 29 years old. Her death was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, however it is unknown if she was murdered or if it was a suicide.[1]