Elissa Landi | |
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 Trailer for After the Thin Man (1936) | |
| Born | Elizabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt[1] December 6, 1904 Venice, Italy |
| Died | October 21, 1948 (aged 43) Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1926–1943 |
| Spouse(s) | John Cecil Lawrence (m. 1928; div. 1936) Curtis Kinney Thomas (1905-2002) (m. 1943) |
| Children | 1[2][3] |
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Elissa Landi (born Elisabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt;[1][4] December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Austrian-American actress born in Venice, who was popular as a performer in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.[5] She "claims descent from Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary",[6] and was noted for her alleged aristocratic bearing.[7]
- ^ a b "Elissa Landi". FDb.cz (in Czech). Filmová databáze s.r.o. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Caroline Thomas Is Wed". The New York Times. December 6, 1970. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "The Real Gals Series: Caroline Thomas". Galbraith. December 14, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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- O'Brien, Scott (2020). Elissa Landi: Cinema’s Empress of Emotion. Orlando, FL: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-62933-631-2.
- See also:
- "Elissa Landi (1904-1948) Object Details". Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5056.
- Blum, Heiko R. (2001). Meine zweite Heimat Hollywood: deutschsprachige Filmkünstler in den USA. Henschel. p. 230. ISBN 9783894874018.
- Quinlan, David (1997). The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made. Carol Publishing Group. p. 277. ISBN 9780806518923.
- Quigley, Martin S.; Monush, Barry (1995). First Century of Film. New York: Quigley Publishing Company. p.172. ISBN 0-900610-54-9.
- Ulrich, Rudolf (1993). Österreicher in Hollywood: ihr Beitrag zur Entwicklung des amerikanischen Films. Österreichische Staatsdruckerei. p. 158. ISBN 9783704604194.
- Jarvis, Everett Grant (1992). Final curtain : deaths of noted movie and TV personalities, 1915-1992. Secaucus, NJ : Carol Pub. Group. p. 228. ISBN 0-8065-1344-6.
- Butler, Ivan (1987). Silent Magic: Rediscovering the Silent Film Era. Columbus. p. 186. ISBN 9780862873158.
- ^ Obituary Variety, October 27, 1948, page 55.
- ^ "Leaving for England. Elissa Landi posed for this picture before departing for England to bring back to Hollywood her mother and her stepfather; Count Zanardi Landi. The film actress claims descent from Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary". Getty Images. Toronto Star. October 3, 1931. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ (in French) "La vie que tu t’étais imaginée", Nelly Alard, Collection Blanche, Gallimard, 03-01-2020.