The Friends of the Lawrence Public Library, the Lawrence History Center, and the Friends of Lawrence Heritage State Park invite you to a Meet & Greet with WILLIAM DONATI, author of the book, “The Life and Death of Thelma Todd.” Please join us on:
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
The Lawrence Public Library
Local History Room, 3rd Floor
51 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
About the Book: American film favorite and Lawrence native, Thelma Todd was much more than the beautiful blonde of the 1930s who played opposite Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Todd’s tragic death transformed her into an icon of Hollywood mystery: The photograph of the 29-year-old actress slumped in her luxurious Lincoln Phaeton shocked fans in 1935. How did she die? Was it murder, suicide, or an accident?
This definitive biography covers a fascinating era in Hollywood history. In the course of his exhaustive research, the author interviewed Todd’s cousins Bill and Edna Todd, as well as such friends and coworkers as Ida Lupino, Lina Basquette, Anita Garvin, Dorothy Granger, William Bakewell and Greg Blackton. Also examined is Hollywood’s first major sex scandal of 1913, involving Jewel Carmen, the future spouse of director Roland West--the man Thelma Todd loved.
Books will be available for purchase. Click here for event flyer.
Contact: Maureen Nimmo, Director Lawrence Public Library at 978-682-3621 or mnimmo@cityoflawrence.com.