June Carroll
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June Carroll was an American lyricist
, singer and actress.
Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan
, Carroll appeared in the Broadway musical New Faces of 1952
, singing the Murray Grand
standard, Guess Who I Saw Today
, as well as two songs that she also wrote: Penny Candy and Love is a Simple Thing.
She was the sister of the Broadway producer Leonard Sillman
, 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.
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, singer and actress.
Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Carroll appeared in the Broadway musical New Faces of 1952
New Faces of 1952
New Faces of 1952 is a musical revue with songs and comedy skits. It ran on Broadway for nearly a year in 1952 and was then made into a motion picture in 1954...
, singing the Murray Grand
Murray Grand
Murray Grand was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, and pianist best known for the song "Guess Who I Saw Today"....
standard, Guess Who I Saw Today
Guess Who I Saw Today
Guess Who I Saw Today is a popular jazz song written by Murray Grand with lyrics by Elisse Boyd. The song was originally composed for Leonard Sillman's Broadway musical revue New Faces of 1952 in which it was sung by June Carroll.-Notable Recordings:...
, as well as two songs that she also wrote: Penny Candy and Love is a Simple Thing.
She was the sister of the Broadway producer Leonard Sillman
Leonard Sillman
Leonard Sillman was an American Broadway producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1908, he was the brother of June Carroll, the brother-in-law of Sidney Carroll and the uncle of Steve Reich and Jonathan Carroll...
, and the wife of Sidney Carroll
Sidney Carroll
Sidney Carroll was a film and television screenwriter. Although Carroll wrote most frequently for television, he is perhaps best remembered today for writing the screenplay for The Hustler for which he was nominated for an Academy Award...
, the screenwriter. She had four children including composer Steve Reich
Steve Reich
Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich is an American composer who together with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass is a pioneering composer of minimal music...
from her first marriage, in 1935, to Leonard Reich, and Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Samuel Carroll is an American author primarily known for novels, which can be characterized as magic realist, slipstream or modern fantasy...
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.