John Carroll
Film Star
1906-1979
BP: New Orleans, LA
The prominent actor and singer was born Julian La Faye on July 17, 1906 in New Orleans. At age 12 he ran away from home and supported himself as a newsboy, steelworker and seaman. Later in Europe he studied voice and raced cars for prize money. He broke into films in the early 1930s as a stuntman and worked his way up to leads by 1935. Combining a good singing voice and dashing looks, Carroll appeared in over 50 films during his 24-year career. He co-starred in action packed Westerns such as Wyoming, Decision at Sundown, and The Fabulous Texas as well as playing Zorro in the 12-part series entitled Zorro Rides Again. John co-starred with his close friend, John Wayne in Flying Tigers, but Westerns were his absolute passion as evidenced by his “buy-out” of the remaining 7 years on his MGM contract enabling him to make Westerns exclusively for Republic Pictures. John had many friends in the film colony including Will Rogers, Williams S Hart, John Wayne, Gary Cooper and Fernando Lames. Carroll died in 1979.
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