# Thelma Todd
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Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman often referred to by the nickname "The Ice Cream Blonde", as well as "Hot Toddy". Appearing in around 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is best 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. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily.
E244: “Silenced Starlet” Thelma Todd Pt. 2
Thelma Todd's ex-husband and business partner, Roland Hughes, was quick to name the starlet's 1935 death an accident. But as the years went on, his story began to crumble, leaving those close to Thelma wondering: Did Roland’s rumored ties to the mob get her killed? Learn more about your ad choice…
E243: “Silenced Starlet” Thelma Todd Pt. 1
In 1935, a young movie star from Massachusetts was found dead in her Los Angeles garage. Thelma Todd had started making waves in Hollywood eight years earlier — but as her star rose, so too did the scandals surrounding her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ice Cream Blonde Cold Case (with Babs Gray)
Thelma Todd seemed to be living the life of classic Hollywood dreams. She had a busy career, an active social life, and she owned a restaurant at arguably the most beautiful corner of southern California coastline. Then, one cold LA Christmas season, she died, alone in her own garage. The official …
Classic Comedy Conversations #1- Horse Feathers (1932), starring The Marx Brothers
In the premiere episode of my second podcast, "Classic Comedy Conversations", Brian Paige, Anthony Gargano and Andrew Gilmore take a look at the 1932 Marx Brothers movie "Horse Feathers", with our guest, Marx Brothers expert Noah Diamond!
We discuss how we all got into classic comedy movies, how we…
THELMA TODD: Ghost Of The Ice Cream Blonde And Her Unsolved Death
The staff of Thelma Todd's old café on the Pacific Coast Highway still see a blonde woman near the steps to the garage, which is the last place anyone saw the actress alive in December of 1935.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ThelmaToddREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transc…
Thelma Todd
We go over the life of Thelma Todd and the questions surrounding her death.
Episode 320 - The Day the Laughter Stopped - The Strange Death of Thelma Todd
This week, we dig into a mystery from the early days of Hollywood. This Wholly Odd case (what we did there, did you see it) looks into the death of film legend Thelma Todd. Signed to Paramount, on loan to Hal Roach studios, she was hired to be a 'Greta Garbo-Type' but Thelma had a talent. She wa…
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