Earl Carroll

Earl Carroll

Earl Carroll (September 16, 1893 – June 17, 1948) was an American theatrical producer, director, songwriter and composer born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Career

Carroll produced and directed numerous Broadway musicals, including eleven editions of "Earl Carroll's Vanities", "Earl Carroll's Sketch Book", and "Murder at the Vanities", which was also made into a film starring Jack Oakie. Known as "the troubadour of the nude", Carroll was famous for his productions featuring the most lightly clad showgirls on Broadway. In 1922 he built the first Earl Carroll Theatre in New York, which was demolished and rebuilt on a grander scale in 1931. He built a second theatre on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California in 1938.

Carroll wrote the scores for Broadway shows including "So Long, Letty", "Canary Cottage", and "The Love Mill" for which he also wrote the libretto. As a writer of popular songs, his credits include "Isle d'Amour", "So Long, Letty", "Dreams of Long Ago", "Give Me All of You", "Just The Way You Are", and "Dreaming".

Death

Earl Carroll died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 624, which also took the life of his companion, Beryl Wallace, on June 17, 1948, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.


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