Name	Roland West (Roland Van Zimmer)
Build	Average
Date of Birth	February 20, 1885
Birthplace	Cleveland, Ohio
Star Sign	Pisces
Died	March 31, 1952 (Aged 67)
Location of Death	Santa Monica, California
Cause of Death	stroke
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Director
Celebrity Index	Ro
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Trivia

In 1952, allegedly made a deathbed confession to his friend, Chester Morris, for the murder of Thelma Todd in 1935.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1194-1197. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Was involved and living with actress Thelma Todd in Santa Monica at the time of her still-unsolved death in 1935. Neighbors heard them quarreling the night before she was found in her garage, overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning. Though a suspect, he was never arrested.

See also Trivia Index (R) :: Quotes Index (R) :: Connections Index (R)

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• Roland West and Thelma Todd
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