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Date of Birth

26 February 1906, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK

Date of Death

2 October 1987, Marbella, Spain (pancreatic cancer)

Birth Name

Edith Madeleine Carroll

Nickname

The Queen of British Cinema

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse

Andrew Heiskell	(1950 - 1965) (divorced)
Henri Lavorel	(1946 - 1949) (divorced)
Sterling Hayden	(14 February 1942 - 8 May 1946) (divorced)
Captain Phillip Astley	(26 March 1931 - 1940) (divorced)

Trivia

She appeared on the NBC Radio program "Chase and Sanborn Hour" October 30, 1938, with Nelson Eddy and Dorothy Lamour (vocalists), Robert Armbruster and his orchestra, starring Edgar Bergen (Charlie McCarthy), Don Ameche (host), Judy Zeke and Anne Canova. She performed with Eddy, Ameche and Bergen.

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.

She was the first of Alfred Hitchcock's "ice-cool blondes", and was the highest-paid Hollywood actress of her time.

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

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