
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress born in Fairchild, Wisconsin. She acted mostly in movies. She also conducted USO tours during World War II. Her most notable movies included One Million B.C. (1940), Turnabout (1940), I Wake Up Screaming (1941), Manila Calling (1942), and Four Jills in a Jeep (1944). Landis died by suicide on July 5, 1948 from an overdose of Seconal. She was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetary in Glendale, California on July 10, 1948.