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31 de ene. de 2024 · The Legacy and Mystery. Thelma Todd’s death shocked and saddened the Hollywood community, and the public at large. She was mourned by her fans, friends, and colleagues, who remembered her as a talented and charming actress, and a generous and kind person.
Dec. 17, 1935 5 AM PT. The finding by autopsy surgeons last night of evidence that monoxide gas poisoning caused the death of Thelma Todd, blonde motion-picture actress whose body was found in her ...
15 de jul. de 2022 · 1. She Faced An Early Tragedy. It didn’t take long for young Thelma Todd to face tragedy. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1906, Todd shared a home with her mother, father, and an older brother. The family bliss shattered when she was four and an unknown accident took her brother's life.
21 de ago. de 2016 · After numerous attempts to solve the mystery over the last eighty years, a powerful mythology remains, obscuring the facts of the case as well as the character of Thelma herself. For the first time, however, the mystery of Thelma Todd’s death will unfold as it originally did in 1935.
Gorgeous blonde comedienne Thelma Todd was born in Massachusetts, where for two years she was a sixth-grade teacher at Lowell Normal School. After winning the Miss Massachusetts beauty contest in 1924, Todd was selected by producer Jesse L. Lasky to join Paramount Pictures' newly created school for young actors; the school lasted only one year, during which time Todd and her 15 "classmates ...
In 1932, Thelma Todd eloped with American film producer Pat DiCicco. They were said to have a very abusive and tumultuous relationship; she ended up in the hospital after one of their drunken brawls. They got divorced in 1934 and she decided to open up a beach side cafe along the Pacific Coast Highway called “Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe.”
17 de oct. de 2016 · Let’s dive into the night of the murder. On the night of Saturday, December 14th 1935, Thelma Todd and her mother were picked up in a rented limousine by their driver, Ernest Peters – taken to a social engagement at Trocadero in West Hollywood. Peters would later be the last person to see Todd alive.
