|
- Carole Landis - Wikipedia
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B C from United Artists
- Suspicious Facts About Carole Landis, The Tragic Blonde
Before there was Marilyn Monroe, there was Carole Landis Known to her fans as “The Ping Girl,” Landis was Hollywood’s favorite bodacious blonde…for all of about 15 minutes In her short career, she didn’t snag any Academy Awards, but she did snag a husband or two…or four
- Hal Roach The Ping Girl (1939 - 1940) - Carole Landis
He chose "The Ping Girl: Because She Makes You Purr" The idea came from an automobile ad slogan that said "change ping to purr" Carole hated this nickname probably because the word "ping" was also slang for a male erection When Hal Roach threw a party at Ciro's to introduce her as "The Ping Girl" she refused to attend
- The Ping Girl: The Story of Carole Landis – SoulRide
Carole’s scantily-clad performance prompted one press agent to dub her “The Ping Girl” because “she makes you purr” Her success in One Million BC lead to many other second lead roles in successful films – including Moon Over Miami – and also brought her to the attention of Darryl F Zanuck
- Blonde Trouble: The Tragedy of Carole Landis
Hal Roach announced that he would throw a party to introduce his newly minted "Ping Girl," but Landis was having none of this foolishness She publicly complained about this idiocy to the press, proclaiming that she would "not be present at my own reception to ping, purr, or even coo "
- Carole Landis Does Not Want To Be Ping Girl (1940)
"Carole Landis Does Not Want To Be Ping Girl " appeared in the June 17, 1940 issue of Life magazine
- Why You Should Never Watch a Ping Pong Show in Thailand (My . . .
What is a Thai Ping Pong show? Discover the truth behind the popular tourist attraction and explore the dark reality of Thai ping pong shows
- Amazing Grace: 12-Year-Old Sets Two World Records
Last Friday at the New Balance High School Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina, Grace Ping finished second in the girls’ 5,000 meters in 16:44 80 Ping, who is 12, was 20 seconds behind
|
|
|