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Elissa Landi
Actor
Female
Born
Dec 6, 1904
Hometown
Italy
Died
Oct 21, 1948
Death Place
Kingston, New York
Other Names
Kühnelt, Elizabet...
Elissa Landi was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice… Read More
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Curtiss ThomasMarried 1943 - 1948
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1904
Birth
Born on December 6, 1904.
TWENTIES
1928
23 Years Old
Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. From 1928 to 1936, Landi was married to John Cecil Lawrence, and from 1943 to 1948, to Curtis Kinney Thomas (1905-2002).
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1931
26 Years Old
She was signed to a contract by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox) in 1931.
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THIRTIES
1936
31 Years Old
Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role.
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After only two more films she retired, in 1943.
FORTIES
1948
44 Years Old
Died on October 21, 1948.
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