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The ice cream blonde : the whirlwind life and mysterious death of screwball comedienne Thelma Todd /
- Title
- The ice cream blonde : the whirlwind life and mysterious death of screwball comedienne Thelma Todd / Michelle Morgan.
- Author
- Morgan, Michelle, 1970-
- Publication
- Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN2287.T575 M68 2015 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- 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"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Note
- "An A Cappella book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-253) and index.
- Contents
- The body in the garage -- Lawrence's lucky girl -- Bright young things -- The Paramount School -- Fascinating youth -- Welcome to Hollywood -- What's your dream? -- There's no place like home -- Queen of Slapstick -- Alison Loyd meets a married man -- I love you, I love you not -- London calling -- Marriage does interfere with a career -- Castellammare -- All good things -- The gangsters -- A change is coming -- Farewell -- The discovery -- Death according to West -- The case is closed -- The mysterious sightings -- The theories -- The death of Thelma Todd.
- ISBN
- 9781613730386
- 1613730381
- LCCN
- 2015029269
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library