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 ''

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'', '' Over the Goal'', ''

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'', ''

Gold Diggers in Paris ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Ray Enright with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, and Allen Jenkins. 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 ''The Ghost and the Guest'' is a 1943 American black-and-white comedy-mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring James Dunn, Florence Rice, Robert Dudley, and Sam McDaniel. The plot finds a newlywed couple honeymooning in a house they ...

'', ''

In Society ''In Society'' is a 1944 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was the first of five Abbott and Costello films to be directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was re-released in 1953. Plot Eddie Harrington and Albert Mansfield are plumb ...

'', '' A Wave, a WAC and a Marine'', ''

Down Missouri Way ''Down Missouri Way'' is a 1946 American musical film directed by Josef Berne and written by Sam Neuman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean, William Wright, Roscoe Karns and Renee Godfrey. The film was released on ...

'' and '' Wife Wanted'', among others.

Personal life

In 1932, Todd married

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. 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

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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.com

Mabel Todd at tcm.turner.com

Mabel Todd at fandango.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Mabel 1907 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses Actresses from California Vaudeville performers University of Southern California alumni