eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2a896 THELMA TODD 8x10 news photo 1960s gruesome photo showing her dead body in her convertible! Date Sold 11/12/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1960s; see below) Vintage 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm] News Photo (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: What an incredibly sad photo this is. It shows Thelma Todd's dead body as it was found in her car in her garage on December 16, 1935. A grand jury ruled her death suicide despite substantial evidence to the contrary, including her broken nose, bruises around her throat, and two cracked ribs. The photo is not from 1935, but it is surely a vintage photo, perhaps from the 1960s, when interest in the mystery of Thelma Todd's death was renewed. Please do not bid on this photo thinking it is from 1935, because it surely is not. Also note that this news photo measures 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm]. Condition: very good. There are a few smudges and scuffs scattered in the photo. Learn More about condition grades
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