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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105916.

Todd, Thelma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105916.

"Todd, Thelma." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105916

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