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Carole Landis
Born
31 December 1918
Died
5 July 1948
Place
Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Acting

Carole Landis

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.

As actor

The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch

1995
Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990
Death Scenes

Death Scenes

1989 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Noose

Noose

1948 · Linda Medbury
Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey

1948 · Kay Sheldon
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1947 · Mae Earthleigh
Behind Green Lights

Behind Green Lights

1946 · Janet Bradley
A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

1946 · Loretta de Richet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946 · Julia Andrews
Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945 · Helene Justus
Secret Command

Secret Command

1944 · Jill McCann
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 · Carole Landis
Wintertime

Wintertime

1943 · Flossie Fouchere
The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

1943 · Kay Evans
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

1942 · Natalie Mercer
It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

1942 · Kathryn Baker
My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

1942 · Mae Collins
A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart

1942 · Helen Mason
Manila Calling

Manila Calling

1942 · Edna Fraser
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · Vicky Lynn
Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941 · Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941 · Ann Carrington
Road Show

Road Show

1941 · Penguin Moore
Dance Hall

Dance Hall

1941 · Lili Brown
Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl

1941 · Gene Baxter
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
One Million B.C.

One Million B.C.

1940 · Loana
Turnabout

Turnabout

1940 · Sally Willows