Thelma Todd

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Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman, variously nicknamed "the Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". She appeared in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935. She is remembered for comedic roles, including opposite ZaSu Pitts in 17 shorts; in Monkey Business and Horse Feathers with the Marx Brothers; and in a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily, and appeared in Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films. Her role in The Bohemian Girl was greatly reduced in post-production following her unexpected death in 1935 at the age of 29. Todd was found dead in her car while parked in the garage at the home of a friend, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning. Her death was officially ruled accidental, but the circumstances have remained the subject of debate.

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