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Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Known for Acting
Born

December 31, 1918

Died

July 5, 1948 (29 years old)

Place of Birth

Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Frances Lillian Mary Ridste

Biography

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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