Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd
Todd, c. 1933
Born
Thelma Alice Todd

(1906-07-29)July 29, 1906
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1935(1935-12-16) (aged 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of deathCarbon monoxide poisoning (suspicious)
Other namesAlison Loyd
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1935
Spouse
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(m. 1932; div. 1934)​
Todd in Corsair (1931)
Todd, Roland Young, Lili Damita in This Is the Night (1932)
Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe,[1] 17575 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades
Sidewalk Café
image icon Cocktail Room. Jewel Carmen's residence can be seen on the hill in the background.
image icon House of Jewel Carmen , 1930
image icon Thelma Todd's Inn postcard[2]
image icon Thelma Todd at Sidewalk Café Entrance[2]
image icon Sidewalk Café, Exterior 1933
image icon Sidewalk Café, Exterior 1935
image icon Thelma Todd in her car 1935
image icon garage, Exterior, distant 1935
image icon garage, Exterior, close 1935
image icon Photo diagram 1935
image icon Chez Roland Beach Club, 1949
Buster Keaton, Todd, and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily (1932)
Todd in Corsair (1931)

Thelma Alice Todd[3] (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935)[4] was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy." Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was cut short by her sudden death in 1935 at the age of 29.

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