The Life and Death of Thelma Todd

by William Donati

American film favorite Thelma Todd was much more than the beautiful blonde of the 1930s who played opposite Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Todd's tragic death transformed her into an icon of Hollywood mystery: The photograph of the 29-year-old actress slumped in her luxurious Lincoln Phaeton shocked fans in 1935. How did she die? Was it murder, suicide, or an accident?

This definitive biography covers a fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465182
• ISBN13: 9780786465187
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher