Carole Landis
Birth Name:
Frances Lillian Mary Ridste
Birth Place:
Fairchild, Wisconsin, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Writer
Fast Facts
- Went on a USO tour of England and North Africa with Martha Raye, Mitzi Mayfair, and Kay Francis in 1942 and later joined Jack Benny in the South Pacific in 1944
- Began her show business career as a hula dancer in a San Francisco nightclub before moving to Hollywood
- Made her film debut as an extra in "A Star is Born" in 1937
- Best known as a film and stage actress who appeared in "One Million B․C․" and "I Wake Up Screaming․"
- Starred in the Broadway musical "A Lady Says Yes" with Jacqueline Susann in 1945
- Wrote several articles about her tours during the war as well as a 1944 book titled "Four Jills in a Jeep․"
- Her stage name Carole Landis was inspired by the name of her favorite actress, Carole Lombard