Hitchcock Chronology: Madeleine Carroll
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Madeleine Carroll...
1934
May
- 11th - Motion Picture Daily reports that actress Madeleine Carroll has left New York to return to England aboard the Empress of Britain where she'll resume working for Gaumont-British.[1] The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette notes that her current film, I Was a Spy, is a huge success and that she will meet with studio head Michael Balcon to discuss future projects.[2]
1935
January
- 11th - Principal photography begins on The 39 Steps, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.[3]
1936
October
- Principal photography begins on Secret Agent, starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Young.[4]
1940
April
- 21st - A fund raising tennis tournament is held for the British War Relief, with Hollywood stars matched against professional tennis players. Along with Hitchcock, other attendees include Herbert Marshall, Maureen O'Hara, Nigel Bruce, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Dame May Whitty and Madeleine Carroll.[5]
1987
October
- 2nd - Actress Madeleine Carroll, who starred in The 39 Steps and Secret Agent, dies from pancreatic cancer, aged 81.
References
- ↑ Sources: Motion Picture Daily (28/Apr/1934) and Motion Picture Daily (11/May/1934).
- ↑ Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (12/May/1934)
- ↑ The 39 Steps: A British Film Guide (2003) by Mark Glancy, page 36
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 180
- ↑ "Tennis Matches to Aid British War Relief Fund" in Los Angeles Times (21/Apr/1940)
