Madeleine Carroll (February 26, 1906 - October 2, 1987) was a British actress, who was popular in the 1930s and 1940s. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...

She was born as Marie-Madeleine Bernadette O'Carroll in West Bromwich, England, and she graduated from the University of Birmingham, England. Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is the largest town within the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... The University of Birmingham is the oldest of three universities in the English city of Birmingham. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...

She became an American citizen in 1943. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

During World War II, Madeleine Carroll was an American Red Cross voluntary worker. One of her sisters was killed during the Blitz. A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ... Blitz, the German word for lightning, and often used figuratively as in blitzschnell (as fast as lightning), may mean any of a number of things in English: Blitz (NFL Mascot), the mascot of the NFLs Seattle Seahawks Blitzkrieg, the lightning war strategy of WWII Germany The Blitz, the German...

She served in the 61st Field Hospital, Bari, Italy in 1944, where many wounded American airmen flying out of air bases around Foggia were hospitalized. Bari is the second largest continental city of Southern Italy, with a population of 326,201 (2001) along 116 sq. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Giampiero Giuzio was born in Foggia, now attending at Università di Bari; the term Foggia comes from the Latin foveas that means pit; it has a cathedral called Madonna dei sette veli, it has a stadium called Pino Zaccheria. ...

She appeared in two Alfred Hitchcock movies The 39 Steps and Secret Agent. She also appeared in The Prisoner of Zenda, One Night in Lisbon, and My Favourite Blonde (with Bob Hope). Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by John Buchan, first published in 1915. ... Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. ... The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. ... Bob Hope receiving an (honorary) Oscar Leslie Townes Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), otherwise known as Bob Hope, was a famous American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies and in U.S. Army concerts. ...

Madeleine Carroll was married four times:

• 1) Captain Philip Astley (1931-1940)
• 2) Sterling Hayden (1942-1946)
• 3) Andrew Heiskell (1950-1965)
• 4) Henri Lavorel

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Madeleine Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6707 Hollywood Blvd. Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 - May 23, 1986) was an American actor. ... An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Madeleine Carroll died from pancreatic cancer in Marbella, Spain aged 81. She is interred in the Cementeri de Sant Antoni de Calonge in Catalunya, Spain. Pancreatic cancer (also called cancer of the pancreas) is represented by the growth of a malignant tumour within the small pancreas organ. ... Marbella is a city in Andalusia, Spain, by the Mediterranean, situated in between Malaga and Gibraltar, beneath the Sierra Blanca. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s Years: 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Events Domitian succeeds his brother Titus Flavius as emperor of the Roman Empire. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...

External links

• IMDB entry for Madeleine Carroll
• BBC: Bid to honour film star war nurse