The ice cream blonde : the whirlwind life and mysterious death of screwball comedienne Thelma Todd / Michelle Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Michelle, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Todd, Thelma, 1905-1935.

Todd, Thelma.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This authoritative biography traces the life of beloved film comedienne Thelma Todd, who worked alongside the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and dozens of others, and offers fresh evidence regarding Todd's mysterious death at age twenty-nine, arguing what many people have long suspected: that Thelma was murdered"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Front Flip; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: The Body in the Garage; 1. Lawrence's Lucky Girl; 2. Bright Young Things; 3. The Paramount School; 4. Fascinating Youth; 5. Welcome to Hollywood; 6. What's Your Dream?; 7. There's No Place Like Home; 8. Queen of Slapstick; 9. Alison Loyd Meets a Married Man; 10. I Love You, I Love You Not; 11. London Calling; 12. Marriage Does Interfere with a Career; 13. Castellammare; 14. All Good Things; 15. The Gangsters; 16. A Change Is Coming; 17. Farewell; 18. The Discovery; 19. Death According to West

20. The Case Is Closed21. The Mysterious Sightings; 22. The Theories; 23. The Death of Thelma Todd; Postscript; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Back Flip; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61373-039-X