Mabel Todd (August 13, 1907 – June 2, 1977) was an American actress.
Early years
Todd was from Glendale and attended the University of Southern California.
Career
Todd performed in vaudeville as a singer, dancer, and comedienne.
Todd appeared in films such as ''
Varsity Show
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'', ''
Over the Goal'', ''
Hollywood Hotel
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'', ''
Gold Diggers in Paris
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Plot
Maurice Giraud ( ...
'', ''
Garden of the Moon'', ''
The Cowboy and the Lady'', ''
The Mysterious Miss X'', ''
Mystery of the White Room'', ''
Street of Missing Men'', ''
Blues in the Night'', ''
The Talk of the Town'', ''
The Ghost and the Guest
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'', ''
In Society
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Plot
Eddie Harrington and Albert Mansfield are plumb ...
'', ''
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine'', ''
Down Missouri Way
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'' and ''
Wife Wanted'', among others.
Personal life
In 1932, Todd married
Morey Amsterdam
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Early life
Amsterdam was born in Chicago ...
. They divorced in 1945. She married Matthew A. Santino on November 14, 1947, in Las Vegas, and they divorced on April 28, 1950.
On June 2, 1977, Todd died in
Los Angeles
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, California. Todd is buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.
Filmography
Film
References
External links
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Mabel Todd at allmovie.comMabel Todd at tcm.turner.comMabel Todd at fandango.com
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1907 births
1977 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
Actresses from California
Vaudeville performers
University of Southern California alumni