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Letters to James R. Pattarini

Title
Letters to James R. Pattarini, 1943-1948.
Author
Landis, Carole, 1919-1948.

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Additional Authors
  • Pattarini, James R.
  • Stuart, Nan.
Description
.5 lin. ft. (1 box).
Subjects
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.
Summary
Collection consists of letters by Carole Landis or her personal secretary, Nan Stuart, to Jimmy Pattarini, a young soldier and fan. They document Landis' busy schedule travelling from coast to coast as well as overseas to shoot films or tour. Includes a few snapshots of Landis and Stuart and Pattarini's Request for Special Liberty to meet Landis at the 20th Century Fox Studios.
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
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