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person_profile-Georgia Carroll

Georgia Carroll Died at age: 91

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Georgia Carroll

Date of Birth:

Nov 18, 1919

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 14, 2011

Biography of

Georgia Carroll

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Georgia Carroll (November 18, 1919 – January 14, 2011) was an American singer, fashion model, and actress, best known for her work with Kay Kyser's big band orchestra in the mid-1940s.

    The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Carroll, she was born in Blooming Grove, Texas, where her father raised sheep. Her family moved to Dallas, Texas, where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.

    One of Carroll's early jobs was modeling for a department store in Dallas, Texas. She eventually went to New York City and worked for the John Powers modeling agency. While she worked as a model in New York, she took vocal lessons.

    Her acting career began in 1941 when she appeared in several uncredited small roles in films such as Maisie Was a Lady with Lew Ayres and Ann Sothern, Ziegfeld Girl with Judy Garland, as well as You're in the Army Now and Navy Blues, in both of which she appeared with the Navy Blues Sextette. She appeared as Betsy Ross in the James Cagney musical Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942. In 1943, Carroll joined Kay Kyser's band, known as the "Kollege of Musical Knowledge", as a featured vocalist. Capitalizing on her good looks, she was given the nickname "Gorgeous Georgia Carroll", probably as a joking reference to the professional wrestler George Wagner, who used the name "Gorgeous George". As a member of Kyser's band, Carroll appeared in three films: Around the World, Carolina Blues, and most notably the Second World War-era "morale booster" Thousands Cheer which gave fans a chance to see Kyser and his band in Technicolor. Kyser's band has a featured performance near the end of the film, with Carroll delivering a key solo interlude of the Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown standard, "Should I?"

    In 1945, Carroll married Kyser and made no further film appearances, retiring from performing in 1946; Kyser himself retired from performing in 1951. The couple, who had three children, remained married until his death in 1985. Carroll had been living in Chapel Hill since retirement. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is custodian of a large archive of documents and material about Kay Kyser which was donated by Carroll.

    Georgia Carroll died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on January 14, 2011.

Filmography of

Georgia Carroll

Found 8 Movies in total

Around the World

Georgia Carroll ( Actor )

... 1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

Miss January ( Actor )

... 1943

You're in the Army Now

Navy Blues Sextette Member ( Actor )

... 1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Hollywood Blonde (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Navy Blues

Navy Blues Sextet Member ( Actor )

... 1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Play Girl

Alice Sawyer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Maisie Was a Lady

House Guest (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941