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May 5, 1991 · Thelma Todd`s life reads like a textbook by Freud. Her father, according to the movie, was a distant, abusive, unloving man and a corrupt politician in their hometown of Lawrence, Mass.
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily.
This episode of "Unsung Legends of Comedy" celebrates the life and work of Thelma Todd, a regular in Hal Roach films and co-star to the Marx Brothers, Laurel...
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Thelma Todd in Speak Easily. Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman. She was known as "The Ice Cream Blonde", also "Hot Toddy". Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Todd was in 120 feature movies and shorts between 1926 and 1935.
T helma Todd was an actress who appeared in about 120 films between 1926 and 1935. She was best known as the blonde in the Marx Brothers' film, "Horsefeathers." Todd began entering beauty pageants in her teens, and won the title of Miss Massachusetts in 1925.
Oct 8, 2014 · Using Roland's money and Thelma's name, the couple opened Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Café at 17575 Pacific Coast Highway in the summer of 1934. The café, which included a swank full bar, was an immediate hit with the movie elite, who didn't mind the cafe's high prices.
Thelma Alice Todd 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.
