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    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 ...

  3. Jan 10, 2020 · Although her death was ruled a suicide, many believe she was actually murdered. For years, the shocking death of the 1920s and 1930s film star Thelma Todd has loomed large as a fascinating piece of Hollywood lore.

  4. Jul 15, 2022 · Thelma Todd was an unapologetic party girl with an insatiable desire for men who treated her wrong. Then, on December 16, 1935 her maid discovered her lifeless—and elegantly dressed—body curled up in her chocolate-colored Lincoln convertible. She was just 29 years old.

  5. May 5, 1991 · The death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935 hit the world with the impact of the later death of Marilyn Monroe and the murder of Sharon Tate. During the Depression, the gorgeous...

  6. Apr 12, 2023 · But that theory was never accepted for several reasons, and to this day, the popular belief is that Todd was murdered, possibly by the unsavory characters she had associated with. The police rushed to judgment, at first calling her death suicide.

  7. The finding by autopsy surgeons last night of evidence that monoxide gas poisoning caused the death of Thelma Todd, blonde motion-picture actress whose body was found in her automobile in a ...

  8. Apr 4, 2015 · On the morning of 16 December 1935, Thelma’s maid found the body of the actress slumped over the wheel of her Lincoln convertible in the garage. Both the coroner and a grand jury ruled her death a suicide by carbon-monoxide poisoning.