Names: Todd, Thelma, 1905-1935 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: West testifies at grand jury hearings to determine Todd’s cause of death. Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Nance was Los Angeles Country Coroner 1921-1945. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: December 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Taken at grand jury investigation into death of film actress Thelma Todd. Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Schafer was the manager of a roadside cafe owned by West and Todd. Anderson was a bartender at the café. Whitehead was Todd’s personal maid. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: [December, 1935-January, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ray Hays was the business manager for actress Thelma Todd, who was found dead on December 16, 1935. Her death was initially ruled a suicide but evidence of foul play ignited a deeper investigation conducted by a grand jury. Hays was one of the executors of her will, entrusted with managing her estate. Todd's death was ruled as "accidental with possible suicide tendencies."
Date:: January 2, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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