Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is 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. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was cut short by her sudden death in 1935 at the age of 29. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 29, 1906 (Lawrence), Died December 16, 1935 (Pacific Palisades)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBVE-Test-312 | 10-in. | 4/27/1929 | Let me call you sweetheart | Thelma Todd | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | PBVE-Test-313 | 10-in. | 4/27/1929 | Honey | Eddie Dunn ; Thelma Todd | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Todd, Thelma," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105916.
Todd, Thelma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105916.
"Todd, Thelma." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Todd, Thelma, 1905-1935 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88159021
Wikidata: Thelma Todd - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q271146
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/92326152
ISNI: 0000 0001 1686 1954 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116861954
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