Research Catalog

Title

Letters to James R. Pattarini, 1943-1948.

Author

Landis, Carole, 1919-1948.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Pattarini, James R.
• Stuart, Nan.

Description

.5 lin. ft. (1 box).

Summary

Collection consists of letters by Carole Landis or her personal secretary, Nan Stuart, to Jimmy Pattarini, a young soldier and fan.

Subjects

• Motion picture actors and actresses > United States
• Soldiers > Recreation
• World War, 1939-1945 > War work

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

• Charles Apfelbaum

Biography (note)

• Carole Landis, born Frances Ridste on January 1, 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, was a film star of the 1940s who entertained American troops with the USO during World War II.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-039

Author

Landis, Carole, 1919-1948.

Title

Letters to James R. Pattarini, 1943-1948.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Carole Landis, born Frances Ridste on January 1, 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, was a film star of the 1940s who entertained American troops with the USO during World War II. She began her film career as an extra in 1937 and became a leading lady in 1940 when she appeared in ONE MILLION B.C. She worked on many films through the 1940s including TURNABOUT (1940), TOPPER RETURNS (1941), HAVING A WONDERFUL CRIME (1944), IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A DOG (1946), and A SCANDAL IN PARIS (1946). Landis died on July 5, 1948 from an overdose of sleeping pills while in the midst of getting divorced from her fourth husband.

Added Author

Pattarini, James R.

Stuart, Nan.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-039