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When Only 16 Here's how to 0 DEATH Rex Harrison Describes Events vr A. 1 ft Daughter Carole Quite Normal, He Says in Richmond Home UiurvK in me uaiiiornia Leading to Discovery of Body Saved $100 Here, Then Headed for Hollywood and Fame Special to The R. F. Fxamlnrr LOS ANGELES, July 5. Attractive, blonde Carole The father of movie actress Carole Landis 'declared yesterday 0m Landis, who enjoyed varying heights of screen and stage HOLLYWOOD, July British film actor Rex Harrison tonight gave this account of finding Carole Landis' body: "I had a luncheon date with in his modest Richmond home that he "didn't believe Carole success, decided on her own career when only 16 years of age.

At the time she was a student at San Bernardino High committed suicide." rr.m'iimi33JVs era School. i The father, Alfred L. Ridste, the judge that her husband told With plenty of curves to her 57, a machinist employed by the her: Santa Fe Railroad for twenty credit, Carole became the screen's original "sweater girl" and early seven years, said he had received a "perfectly normal" letter from in her career was coupled with the slogan "The ping girl be his daughter in March. He last You're a fool, just like everybody else In the moving: picture business." Next Carole went altarward with Maj. Thomas C.

Wallace. cause she makes you purr." saw her at her home in Santa Born Frances Ridste in Fair- Monica in 1942. Ridste, informed of his daugh IK to ORIENT child, she had lived most of her days In California first in San Diego. Then in San Bernar The scene was London and the ter's death by neighbors, said he "didn't know what could have year 1942. Wallace had been a caused her to die, but I can't be Royal Air Force airman, switch CASK PRIZES! lleve that she would ever commit ing to the United States Air dino.

Carole or Frances, as she was then dreamed of being an actress. Hollywood was "too close" to make a bid, she reasoned. suicide." He plans to leave for Los An Force. Two years later she untied the geles today. His wife, Anne, who HURRY I HURRY I CONTEST CLOSES JULY 31,1948 knot in Las Vegas.

became Carole's stepmother when Carole was 7, has been bedridden Her final try at matrimony came In 1945. She took as her So after picking the catchy name which she eventually made legal in court Carole headed for for six months. Ridste recalled that his daugh ter had left home when she was husband wealthy New York pro ducer Horace Schmidlapp. MANY ROMANCES San Francisco. FIRST STEPS Miss LandlS but this morning I went down to the home of Maxwell Anderson in Majibu to discuss a play and I knew I was going to be late.

"So at about 11 o'clock I telephoned her home and the maid told me she was still asleep. At about 3 o'clock I came to my own home and telephoned MissXandis and again the maid said she was still sleeping. "I then went over to Miss Landis' home and the maid went up and knocked on her bedroom door and said Miss landis made no answer. That seemed very strange so I went up and knocked on the door and when there was no response entered and found her. "I saw the note to her mother and thought I detected a pulse beat.

"I tried to find the telephone number of her doctor In her book but couldn't find it and came back to my own home to get the number of my own doctor. "My doctor was away but the man who was handling his practice agreed to come at once. "I then telephoned neighbors to find the number of a doctor who might be closer. They advised me to call St. John's Hospital, which I did.

"At St. John's I was advised to call the police, which I did, and then went back to Miss "LUXURETTE" sleeper ComfortabU Relaxing CARGO PASSENGERS MAIL Scheduled Flights San Francisco to Shanghai via Hongkong MARK "VIA Send gift parcels Fast Dependable CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION San Francisco Office 355 Stockton Street YUkon 6-6393 or Agents 15 to marry Irving Wheeler, a writer. The marriage lasted Her start was most insuspicious at the Royal Hawaiian Cafe, but She arrived in Hollywood in March of this year from England where she made two pictures. Promptly she filed suit for di the little success experienced twenty-five days. "She may have been worrying about her four marriages," Ridste suggested.

"She wrote rather often, but didn't seem depressed, however." there was enough. She joined Carl Ravazza's Band and sang. She GRAND PRIZE Second Prize Third Prize plus all these other big prizes 3 Prli.s of SOO.OO 10 Prli.s ef. 100.00 53 Prli.s of. 50.00 USPrlz.sof.

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The Ridstes live at 453 Forty- back to America without her and third Street in Richmond, in a (2) why he wouldn't answer her After saving $100, she knocked five-room cottage on which pay telephone calls. on filmland's door. It didn't open ments are still being made. She said she hoped they could settle things. And then, In the easy.

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picked. When the feminine star re Landis' house. Shortly thereafter the police arrived." Harrison described the dead actress as an old and dear friend of his wife and himself. You strike it rich in fused a dance solo in the picture, Carole got the assignment. Warner Brothers liked her so WsZSW tonM 1 A let) A He said he had seen a great deal of her lately because she BUa Villi Im rtiPwV TYTTn tfi7r 7UUUauiWU S.JI I 1 IB was interested in making another picture in England, where she made one last fall.

was interested in makinz an- much she was signed to a term contract. She played in "Blondes at Work," with Glenda Farrell, and in "Hollywood Hotel." By then she was 18. She had new aspirations, New York and the stage. Carole did a startling thing. THEBANKOFCAUFORNIA She asked Warner Brothers to release her contract.

The studio did. Her New York stage venture was anything but successful. common Soon she was back again in Hollywood. In 1940 she was cast in "One As oj Million, B. with Hal Roach, and later "Topper Returns." RECENT HITS Then Carole signed with Twentieth Century Fox.

Her pic tures there included "Moon Over Assets Miami," "Dance Hall," "Hot fwim I Newest 'jT ii opens il ThtCSFot: a WALLACE g'Q Sn.rvotl.m by ell non, Spot" and "Cadet Girl." In 1942 she appeared in "My Gal Sal," "It Happened in Flat-bush," "Orchestra Wives" and 'Manila Calling." Recently she did "Out of the Blue" for Eagle-Lion and was scheduled this month to- start 'The Hypnotist," with Turhan Bey. Occupied as she was with mo tion pictures and the stage, Carole still had time for a hec tic career in marriage. She wed four times. Her first husband she was only 15 at the time was Irving Cash and Exchange. 92,697,901.23 United States Securities ($38,171,000.00) 150,062,912.34 Sundry Bonds and Stocks ($158,832.40) 2,480,822.48 Loans and Discounts 103,671,676.21 Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit and Acceptances 22,694,458.14 Bank Premises 3,589,191.53 Interest Accrued on U.

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He asked $250,000. ELOPEMENT Carole termed the suit "silly' and it was thrown out of court In 1940, she eloped to Las Vegas with Willis Hunt yacht broker and society figure. They lasted two months together. Carole got a divorce when she told i3 IL 7 I DIRECTORS Vic-President mad Cshir A ttomey -t- Chairman of tb Board, Crown ZJlrHch Cf President, Golden Stat Company, Ltd. President, Matron Navigation Company President, StaufTer Chemical Co.

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