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Carole Landis
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Actor Born: January 1, 1919 in Fairchild, WI Death: July 5, 1948 in Hollywood, CA Biography:Of Polish and Norwegian descent, Carole Landis moved with her mother and siblings from Wisconsin to California, where at age seven she made her inauspicious stage debut in an amateur talent show. Within five years, Carole began winning beauty contests. In high school, she was only interested in athletics, organizing a girl's football team which was dissolved by the principal on the grounds that it was "unladylike." Married at 15 and separated a few weeks later, Carole dropped out of school to pursue an acting career. She was principal singer and star hula dancer at the Royal Hawaiian club in San Francisco. Entering films in 1937 as a bit actress, Carole played a thankless leading role in the 1939 serial "Daredevils of the Red Circle". Later that year, she was selected to play the prehistoric heroine of Hal Roach's "One Million BC"; according to Roach, she won the role on the basis of her athletic... Full Biography
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