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Auction History Result 7b1542 THELMA TODD 8 6.5x8.5 news photos 1930s taken at inquest, grand jury & more after her death! Date Sold 8/27/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" [17 x 22 cm] News Photos (Learn More) Thelma Todd (nicknamed "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy") was a beautiful actress, often in comedies, from 1926 to 1935. She was a Miss America contestant who started making movies in the mid-1920s, and when sound movies started and it was discovered that she had a pleasant voice, she started appearing in dozens of movies, mostly romantic comedies; she appeared in two Marx Bros. movies, and opened a Hollywood restaurant. Some of her movies include: Monkey Business, Counsellor at Law, Horse Feathers, Love Business, and Chickens Come Home. After having appeared in over 100 movies, she died in her garage from carbon monoxide poisoning on December 16th, 1935. Though her death was ruled a suicide by police, rumors have persisted that her ex-husband had a hand in her death. Noted expert Richard Bann tells us that Hal Roach explained this to him in person saying that "Roland West evidently meant only to punish Thelma, and locked the garage so she couldn't leave, and that the carbon monoxide killed her". Of course it makes a more commercial story to sensationalize her death as murder instigated by the mob. Important Added Info: Note that these stills measure 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" [17 x 22 cm], but they have not been trimmed. Each has each still has a paper snipe on the back giving information about the image on the front, and they are all from after the star's at the time mysterious death, from places such as her inquest, grand jury and more Condition: good. The stills are lightly rippled and some have some minor slight uneven discoloration caused by snipe glue (see our images). Learn More about condition grades 
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