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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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Road Show
Penguin Moore
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
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A Star Is Born
Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
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Behind Green Lights
Janet Bradley
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Topper Returns
Ann Carrington
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A Day at the Races
Party Guest (uncredited)
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A Slight Case of Murder
Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)
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Noose
Linda Medbury
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Missing Witnesses
Girl on Pier (uncredited)
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Four's a Crowd
Lansford's 2nd Secretary

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