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June Carroll

American lyricist, singer and actress (1917–2004)

Summary

American lyricist, singer and actress (1917–2004)

June Carroll (1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American lyricist, singer and actress.

Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan, Carroll appeared in the Broadway musical New Faces of 1952, introducing the now-standard "Guess Who I Saw Today", by Elisse Boyd and Murray Grand, as well as two songs that she wrote with Arthur Siegel, "Penny Candy" and "Love Is a Simple Thing". The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra recorded "Love Is a Simple Thing."

She and Siegel also wrote "Monotonous", introduced by Eartha Kitt in the show. It became one of her signature songs.

Personal life

She was the sister of the Broadway producer Leonard Sillman, who produced New Faces of 1952, and the wife of Sidney Carroll, the screenwriter. She had four children, including composer Steve Reich from her first marriage, in 1935, to Leonard Reich, and Jonathan Carroll and David Carroll, American authors, from her second marriage, in 1940.

Carroll died from complications of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles at the age of 86.

References

General references

Variety "June Carroll: Performer, Singer and Broadway Lyricist" (archive from 12 November 2012, accessed 23 March 2018).
Playbill.com "June Carroll, Performer and Lyricist for New Faces and Other Shows, Dead at 86"

References

(Album notes), ''Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952'', RCA Victor LOC 1008 Song credits from [[New Faces of 1952]]

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