The Details Surrounding Thelma Todd’s Mysterious Death. On December 14, Thelma attended a party thrown in her honor at the Trocadero restaurant by Stanley Lupino and his daughter, Ida.

They found actress Thelma Todd’s lifeless body on the morning of Dec. 16, 1935, slumped over in the front seat of her chocolate-colored 1934 Lincoln Phaeton convertible, her car parked in a two ...

Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe. At the Sidewalk Cafe, actress Thelma Todd served delicacies to film stars and motorists. The three-story, 15,000-square-foot Spanish style restaurant was located at 17575 ...

The death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935 hit the world with the impact of the later death of Marilyn Monroe and the murder of Sharon Tate. During the Depression, the gorgeous blond comedi… ...

The finding by autopsy surgeons last night of evidence that monoxide gas poisoning caused the death of Thelma Todd, blonde motion-picture actress whose body was found in her automobile in a ...

Thelma Todd was thinking about her future before she met a grisly end. The actress was found dead in her automobile on Dec. 16, 1935, at age 29 from carbon monoxide poisoning after attending a ...

Mae had been Thelma Todd’s maid and right-hand woman since 1931. She would always insist that the world-famous actress was wonderful to work for.

Acquaint yourself with Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts, the Depression-era answer to Abbi and Ilana. By Donald Liebenson. November 23, 2018. Thelma and Zasu photographed in 1933's Asleep In The Feet.

Thelma Todd was a slapstick comedian, known as "The Ice Cream Blonde'' and "Hot Toddy." When she wasn't sharing the screen with Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, Todd prepared for her second act.

Hollywood star Thelma Todd was at the peak of her fame when she was found dead in her sometime-lover’s garage. Given her drama-filled life, questions linger over how she died.