Facts About Carole
BIRTHDAY: January 1, 1919 HOMETOWN: She was born in Fairchild, Wisconsin and grew up in Montana and California REAL NAME: Frances Lillian Mary Ridste (she was named after her grandmother Francesca) PARENTS: Her father Alfred, a railroad machinist, and her mother Clara were divorced (Clara's 2nd husband Charles Fenner may be Carole's real father) NICKNAMES: Baby Doll, The Ping Girl, The Blonde Bomber, The Chest HUSBANDS: Horace Schmidlapp (1945-her death, separated in March 1948), Tommy Wallace (1943-1945), Willis Hunt (1940), Irving Wheeler (1934-1939, separated in 1934) BOYFRIENDS: Busby Berkeley (1937-1938), Kenny Morgan (1939-1940), Franchot Tone (1940), George Montgomery (1941), Gene Markey (1941-1942) TRADEMARK: She always wore gold cross necklace for good luck ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Carole was a Capricorn and she studied astrology RELIGION: She was raised Catholic but did not attend church regularly
BEST FRIENDS: Cesar Romero, Diana Lewis, Dorothy Dandridge. Patsy Kelly, Pat O'Brien, Dorothy Kilgallen EDUCATION: She dropped out of school at age 15 and attended classes at Hollywood High School in 1940 OTHER JOBS: Before becoming a star she worked as a waitress, a hula dancer, a big band singer, and a model HOBBIES: Carole enjoyed photography, decorating, collecting Chinese figurines, reading, playing the piano, and shopping HAIR COLOR: Her natural color was light brown and she dyed it platinum blonde or brunette HEIGHT: 5 feet 6 inches WEIGHT: 105-125 MEASUREMENTS: 36 - 25 - 36 (in 1940) FITNESS ROUTINE: She stayed in shape by playing tennis, bowling, and swimming
EYE COLOR: Blue SHOE SIZE: 6 FAVORITE MOVIE: The Enchanted Cottage FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Carole Lombard, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman FAVORITES FOOD: She loved to eat corn on the cob, eggs, lemon chiffon pie, and salad FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Don Loper, Elizabeth Arden FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS: "Happiness always", "Jeepers", "Oh my gosh", "Oh my aching back" FAVORITE MUSIC: Classical DEATH: She died on July 5, 1948 at age 29 BURIAL: Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
DID YOU KNOW? She was a feminist who tried to form an all girls football team in high school She wrote the book Four Jills In A Jeep based on her experiences during World War 2 She starred in the Broadway musical A Lady Says Yes She was the inspiration for the Jennifer North character in Valley Of The Dolls
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