Madeleine Carroll Overview:

Legendary actress, Madeleine Carroll, was born Edith Madeleine Carroll on Feb 26, 1906 in West Bromwich, West Midlands. Carroll died at the age of 81 on Oct 2, 1987 in Marbella, Spain and was laid to rest in Cementeri de Calonge Cemetery in Cataluna, Spain.

MINI BIO:

Exquisite English blonde actress with glazed china face. Her enormous popularity in British films inevitably led to an exit for Hollywood, but her films there included too few worthy of her beauty and talents. Best remembered as the handcuffed lady in The 39 Steps (Hitchcock version), her four marriages included one to actor Sterling Hayden, from 1942 to 1946.

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Carroll was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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The 39 Steps (1935) with Robert Donat and

By Greg Orypeck on Sep 22, 2016 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?There are twenty million women in this island, and I?ve got to be chained to you.??? Robert Donat to In a typical Hitchcockian quirk, or clear evidence of his individuality, the title was to be numeric?The 39 Steps?not letters, as in John Buchan?s 1915 novel,?The Thirt... Read full article


Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)

By Amy on Feb 27, 2015 From Random Pictures

One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe th... Read full article


Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)

By Amy on Feb 27, 2015 From Random Pictures

One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe th... Read full article


o/t: The Birthday Bash!

By John Grant on Feb 27, 2015 From Noirish

Silver Screenings ?Ronald, quit photobombing my portraits.? Image: allposters.com Yay! We?re so excited for the two-day Birthday Bash that starts tomorrow. Madeleine is an actress we?ve long admired, and we feel?it?s time to honour her life and achievements. All the details of this... Read full article


THE BLOGATHON: ON THE AVENUE (1937)

By Caftan Woman on Feb 26, 2015 From Caftan Woman

The blogathon is underway, hosted by our friends Dorian of Tales of the Easily Distracted and Ruth of Silver Screenings and running on February 26th and 27th. began her screen acting career toward the end of the silent era. She transitioned seamlessly to sound ... Read full article


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Madeleine Carroll Quotes:

[staging a furious argument]
Larry Haines: So, I'm a muckfritchetous snitdrivel, am I?
Karen Bentley: Yes, and you're also a scridgepodge, that's what you are!


Princess Flavia: In my heart there is no King, no crown - only you!


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Madeleine Carroll Facts
After her sister Marguerite was killed in a London bombing raid, she halted her acting career and worked in field hospitals as a Red Cross nurse. She was given the Legion d'Honneur for bravery in France.

She studied at Birmingham University (UK). Her father wanted her to be a French teacher, but she defied him and became an actress.

1938: Her salary was reported to be over $250,000, making her the highest-paid actress in Hollywood.

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