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Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 - August 6, 1965) was an American actress. Born Ann Veronica LaHiff in New York City, she began her acting career in Broadway musicals, but was a successful talkies actress because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Although she made her film debut in 1918 at the age of 14, her second film wasn't until Ladies Must Dress in 1927.

In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, made her a star. In 1930 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Devil's Holiday.

Carroll retired from films in 1938, but starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. In the following year, she starred in the televison version of The Egg and I.

She returned to the stage in the 1950s, and was found dead of a heart attack after failing to show up for a performance.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street.


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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street. Viola Dana has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard. She returned to the stage in the 1950s, and was found dead of a heart attack after failing to show up for a performance. She died later the same year from heart failure in Woodland Hills, California. In the following year, she starred in the televison version of The Egg and I. In 1987 she was interviewed for the documentary Bustor Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow. Carroll retired from films in 1938, but starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. More than fifty years after her retirement from the screen, she appeared in the documentary, Hollywood (1980) discussing her career as a silent era film star, and of the Hollywood of the 1920s.

In 1930 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Devil's Holiday. Born Virginia Flugrath in Brooklyn, New York, Dana entered films in 1910 and by the time she made her final film appearance in 1929, she had appeared in almost 100 films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, made her a star. Viola Dana, sometimes credited as Viola Flugrath, (June 26, 1897 - July 3, 1987), was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies. In 1928 she made eight films. Born Ann Veronica LaHiff in New York City, she began her acting career in Broadway musicals, but was a successful talkies actress because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Although she made her film debut in 1918 at the age of 14, her second film wasn't until Ladies Must Dress in 1927.

Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 - August 6, 1965) was an American actress.