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 …

Dec 3, 2022 · Cinema Scholars presents a biography of Hollywood star Carole Landis, including her work with the USO and her death by suicide at 29.

A blog about 1940s actress and pin-up girl Carole Landis with hundreds of rare photos and movie clips.

Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, as Frances Lillian Mary Ridste. Her father, a railroad mechanic, was of Norwegian descent, and her mother was …

Nov 2, 2023 · Carole Landis was a successful star in the 1940s whose life ended when she was 29 after committing suicide, but her family are convinced she was murdered.

Dec 29, 2021 · Before there was Marilyn Monroe, there was Carole Landis. Known to her fans as “The Ping Girl,” Landis was Hollywood’s favorite bodacious blonde…for all of about 15 …

Jul 22, 2011 · Unexpectedly Landis was found dead at 4 a.m. on July 5, 1948. It's been ruled suicide by overdose of sleeping pills, but her family isn't convinced. Carole Landis was …

Landis, Carole (1919–1948) American actress. Born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste on January 1, 1919, in Fairchild, Wisconsin; committed suicide on July 4, 1948; daughter of a railroad …

Aug 13, 2022 · Carole Landis, a beloved actress and singer, carried out her own tour of duty in 1944, stopping at various bases around the world to sing and perform for troops as they …

In 1935, after high school and a brief marriage in San Bernardino, California, Frances Ridste ran away to San Francisco to work as a nightclub dancer and band singer under the stage name …