Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906-02-26
- Died
- 1987-10-02
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The dead cattle ranch mystery
- Mothers who work
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Film & TV
Acting · West Bromwich, England, UK
Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death…
Known for
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
- General Electric Theater — Nurse Johansen1953
- Your Show of Shows1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents — Leslie Crosbie1950
- What's My Line? — Self1950
- The Fan — Mrs. Erylnne1949
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1906 births1987 deaths20th-century English actresses20th Century Studios contract playersActors from West BromwichActresses from StaffordshireAlumni of the University of BirminghamBritish recipients of the Legion of HonourDeaths from pancreatic cancer in SpainEnglish emigrants to the United StatesEnglish expatriates in SpainEnglish film actresses