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Carole Landis

キャロル・ランディス　/　きゃろる・らんでぃす

American film actor

January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948　・　Fairchild, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin
film actor
stage actor
actor

My Take

Carole Landis is one of those Golden Age names that feels heavier the more you sit with it. She broke through as the female lead in One Million B.C. in 1940 and worked as a Fox contract player through that decade, yet what strikes me is how short the window was. Born in 1919, gone in 1948 at just twenty-nine. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame marks the career, but the dates underneath tell a sadder story. I read her as a reminder that the studio system could lift someone fast and offer very little net beneath them.

Overview

Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carole Landis
Name (Japanese): キャロル・ランディス
Reading: きゃろる・らんでぃす
Born: January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Fairchild, Wisconsin, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / stage actor / actor / singer / dancer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: San Bernardino High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9

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