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Carole Landis

Dec 31, 1918 - Jul 05, 1948 (29 years old) in Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

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.

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Known For

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Secret Command
Jill McCann
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Broadway Melody of 1938
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Four Jills in a Jeep
Carole Landis
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When Were You Born
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
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Topper Returns
Ann Carrington
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The Patient in Room 18
Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
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Gold Diggers of 1937
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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