Madeleine Carroll
(1906-1987), ActressSitter in 15 portraits
One of the first Hitchcock blondes. Born in West Bromwich, the daughter of an Irish father and French mother. Studied at Birmingham University and became a French teacher, she was also a hat model before her stage debut in 1927 and film debut in 1928. Starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Secret Agent (1936) after which she moved to Hollywood appearing in numerous films including My Favourite Blonde (1942) opposite Bob Hope.
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
bromide print, July 1930
NPG x45234
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
bromide print, July 1930
NPG x45484
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198665
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198670
by Paul Tanqueray, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1930s
NPG x199279
Victor Saville and Madeleine Carroll on the set of 'I Was a Spy'
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 16 May 1933
NPG x135035
Madeleine Carroll holding a John Bull pen
by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 7 September 1933
NPG x135041
Madeleine Carroll holding a John Bull pen
by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 7 September 1933
NPG x135042
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
gelatin silver print, 1933
NPG x198565
by Ted Allan (Theos Alwyn Dunagan)
bromide print, 1937
NPG x21555
by Horst P. Horst
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published December 1938
NPG x137953
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198666
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198667
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198668
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle in 'School for Scandal'
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, July 1930
NPG x198669
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