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Madeleine Carroll
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Madeleine Carroll, born Edith Madeleine Carroll in West Bromwich on 26 February 1906, was a British and American actor and film actor. She was educated at the University of Birmingham and began her career in 1928. She was married to Andrew Heiskell, Sterling Hayden, and Henri Lavorel, and received the Legion of Honour and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She died in Marbella on 2 October 1987, of pancreatic cancer.
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Film & TV
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
- An Innocent Affair — Paula Doane1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948
- White Cradle Inn — Magda1947
- My Favorite Blonde — Karen Bentley1942
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Madeleine
- Family name
- Carroll
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- West Bromwich
- Place of death
- Marbella
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- University of Birmingham
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Madeleine Carroll 1938.jpg
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- Commons category
- Madeleine Carroll
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1906-02-26
- date of death
- 1987-10-02
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- different from
- Madeline Carroll
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Edith Madeleine Carroll
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