Thursday, March 28, 2024

Thelma Todd, 1906-1935

Elmer Fryer, circa 1931

Thelma Todd, known as ‘The Ice Cream Blonde’, was a comedic actress, model, and 1925 Miss Massachusetts. She starred alongside ZaSu Pitts, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers ere her untimely death at 29 from carbon monoxide poisoning.

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