Carole Landis was born in Fairchild, Wisconsin, United States, on January 1, 1919, was an American actress. Young Carole Landis first started her career as a hula dancer in a San Francisco nightclub. She made her big screen debut in romantic comedy film The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) in uncredited role as Chorine. Carole breakthrough performance came as Loana in fantasy film One Million B.C. (1940). She landed her Broadway debut in a musical "A Lady Says Yes" (1945) in role as Ghisella, at Broadhurst Theatre.
Carole Landis height was 5' 5½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 166 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 121 іn pоunds or 55 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 37-24-35 in inches or 94-61-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 36E with cup size E.
Carole Landis
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Birth Date:
January 1, 1919
Died:
July 5, 1948
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 5½ in | 166 cm
Weight:
53 kg | 117 lbs
Body Measurements:
37-24-35 in | 94-61-89 cm
Bra Size:
36E
Shoe Size:
7.5 US | 38 EU
She played cave girl Loana in fantasy film One Million B.C. (1940).
Three Texas Steers (1939) - Nancy Evans
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) - Vicky Lynn
Topper Returns (1941) - Ann Carrington
My Gal Sal (1942) - Mae Collins
Wintertime (1943) - Flossie Fouchere
Having Wonderful Crime (1945) - Helene Justus
A Scandal in Paris (1946) - Loretta de Richet
Behind Green Lights (1946) - Janet Bradley
Noose (1948) - Linda Medbury
Attended San Bernardino High School.
Had three older brothers: Lawrence Bernard Ridste, Lewis Andrew Ridste, Jerome Arthur Ridste and one older sister, Dorothy Anna Ridste Ross.
Had Polish and Norwegian ancestry.
She signed a contract with Warner Bros in 1937.
She was one of the soldier's favorite pin-up girls.
She was nicknamed "The 'Ping' Girl", "The Chest" and "The Blonde Bomber".
She was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 1765 Vine Street in 1960.
She was fan of actress Carole Lombard.
She had no children.
Carole died on July 5, 1948, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 29.
She was married to:
W. Horace Schmidlapp (1945-1948)
Capt. Thomas C. Wallace (1943-1945)
Willis Hunt, Jr. (1940)
Irving Wheeler (1934-1939)
She was engaged to Gene Markey (1942).
She dated Rex Harrison (1947-1948), Woolworth Donahue (1942-1945), Cary Grant (1941), Townsend Metcher (1941), Edward Norris (1941), Tony Owen (1941), Alexis Thompson (1941-1942), Raymond Hakim (1941), George Montgomery (1941-1942), Tony Martin (1941-1943), Cedric Gibbons (1940-1941), Randolph Scott (1940), Franchot Tone (1940-1941), Alan Gordon (1940-1942), Rouben Mamoulian (1940-1942), Anatole Litvak (1940-1942), Darryl F. Zanuck (1940-1941), Pat DiCicco (1940-1941), Hal Roach Jr. (1939-1940), Kenny Morgan (1939-1941), Charles Chaplin (1938-1942), Victor M. Orsatti (1938-1941) and Busby Berkeley (1937-1938).