Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 and was primarily know as a B movie actress. Her busiest year ever turned out to be 1942, with roles in six films such as MANILA CALLING, THE POWERS GIRLS, and A GENTLE MAN AT HEART . . On July 5, 1948, Carole committed suicide on an overdose of Seconal in her Brentwood Heights, California home. She was only 29 and had made 49 motion pictures, unfortunately, mostly forgettable ones. Tags:glamourphotocarolelandismanillacallingthepowersgirlsafentlemanatheart Added: 14th August 2007 Views: 885 Rating: Posted By:snake
Hollywood stopped being glamorous about the same time TV became the most influential media--the mid to late 1950s. Hollywood's studio system began to disintegrate at about the same time. The movie business has not captivated the public's imagination as thoroughly since that time.