* Carole knew how to fly a plane. She started taking flying lessons with her second husband Willis Hunt and got her pilots license in 1941. During World War 2 she flew for the Civilian Air Patrol.
* Carole was supposed to star in the 1941 drama Blood & Sand but she was replaced by Rita Hayworth. Fox claimed that Carole had refused to dye her hair red. However the real reason she lost the part was because she had ended her sexual relationship with Fox president Darryl Zanuck.
* She filmed several scenes for the 1944 drama Wilson. Carole's part was cut out of the movie before it was released.
* One of her hobbies was decorating. Carole decorated many of her homes with an Asian theme. She even made her own drapes and lampshades.
* Her first husband, Irving Wheeler, changed his name to Jack Roberts and became an actor. He and Carole both appeared as extras in the 1937 movie The King And The Chorus Girl.
* She was going to star in the 1948 movie Amazing Mr. X but she died shortly before filming began. Lynn Bari was given Carole's part in the movie.
* When Carole died she only had $412.12 in her bank account. In March 1949 many of her personal possessions were sold at an auction. Her sister, Dorothy, bought most of the items because she wanted to keep Carole's things in the family.
* Carole could play the piano. She had a piano in her living room so she could practice. In 1941 she started taking lessons with renowned conductor Jacques Rachmilovich.
* She was a big fan of classical music and had a large collection of classical record albums. Carole's favorite composers were Debussy and Sibelius.
* Carole was a feminist at an early age. When she was a teenager she tried to form an all female football team at school but the principal stopped her because it was unladylike.
* On April 24, 1942 she legally changed her name from Frances Ridste to Carole Landis. She picked the names Carole and Landis out of a phone book in 1936. Her mother, Clara Ridste, started calling herself "Clara Landis".
* Carole was born under the astrological sign of Capricorn. She studied astrology and she often went to astrologers for advice.
* She loved to eat and hated to diet. Her favorite foods were eggs and corn on the cob. Carole's last meal on July, 4, 1948 was roast chicken, a tossed salad, and lemon chiffon pie.
* Carole was cast in the 1944 musical Doll Face but she quit right before filming began. Vivian Blaine replaced her in the movie.
* She once told a reporter that she always slept in the nude when she was alone. Carole said that if someone was with her she slept in a black nightgown. She also liked to swim in her pool naked!
* In 1942 Carole was named the best dressed screen star by the Fashion Academy of New York. She had a closet full of expensive dresses, hats, shoes, and fur coats. Many of her clothes were designed by her close friend Don Loper.
* Sometimes she would wear all of her wedding rings at once. Carole told people it was a reminder to never marry again.
* The character of Jennifer North in Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel Valley Of The Dolls was based on Carole. Jacqueline and Carole had become lovers in 1945 when they worked together in the Broadway musical A Lady Says Yes.
