Georgia Carroll
Georgia Carroll performs with Kay Kyser's band in Thousands Cheer in 1943. James Kern (“Kay” Kyser ( June 18, 1905, Rocky Mount North Carolina – July 23, 1985, Chapel Hill North Carolina Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943
Background information
Born	November 18, 1919 (1919-11-18) (age 88)
Origin	Blooming Grove, Texas
Occupation(s)	Big-band singer
Instrument(s)	Singing

Georgia Carroll (born November 18, 1919 in Blooming Grove, Texas) is an American singer, fashion model, and actress, best known for her work with Kay Kyser's big band orchestra in the mid-1940s. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blooming Grove is a town in Navarro County, Texas, in the United States. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blooming Grove is a town in Navarro County, Texas, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the James Kern (“Kay” Kyser ( June 18, 1905, Rocky Mount North Carolina – July 23, 1985, Chapel Hill North Carolina A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late

Carroll's first brush with celebrity was when she was the model for "The Spirit of the Centennial" statue at the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The statue still stands in front of what is now The Women's Museum. The Women's Museum is located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) covering the subject of American women She is a 1937 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and has been inducted into the school's Hall of Fame, which is chock-full of distinguished graduates. Wilson High School may refer to Wilson High School (Florence South Carolina Wilson High School (Henryetta Oklahoma

Carroll's acting career began in 1941 when she appeared in several uncredited small roles in films such as Maisie Was a Lady with Lew Ayres and Ann Sothern, Ziegfeld Girl with Judy Garland, as well as You're in the Army Now and Navy Blues, in both of which she appeared with the Navy Blues Sextette group. Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor Ann Sothern ( January 22, 1909 &ndash March 15, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated American film and Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American film starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer

Possibly her most visible acting role was as Betsy Ross in the James Cagney musical Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942. Betsy Ross ( January 1, 1752  – January 30, 1836) was an American woman said to have sewn the first American flag which incorporated James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer She also did modelling during this time, appearing in advertisements for Jewelite hairbrushes, among other products.

In 1943, Carroll joined Kay Kyser's band, known as the "Kollege of Musical Knowledge", as a featured vocalist. Capitalizing on her good looks, she was given the nickname "Gorgeous Georgia Carroll", probably as a joking reference to the professional wrestler George Wagner, who used the name "Gorgeous George". Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff George Raymond Wagner, or Gorgeous George ( March 24, 1915 - December 26, 1963) was an American Professional As a member of Kyser's band, Carroll appeared in three films: Around the World, Carolina Blues, and most notably the Second World War-era "morale booster" Thousands Cheer which gave fans a chance to see Kyser and his band in Technicolor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943 Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Kyser's band has a featured performance near the end of the film, with Carroll delivering a key solo interlude of the Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown standard, "Should I?"

In 1944, Carroll married Kyser and made no further film appearances, retiring from performing in 1946; Kyser himself retired from performing in 1951. Arthur Freed ( September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman Nacio Herb Brown ( February 22, 1896 - September 28, 1964) was an American writer of popular songs, movie scores and The couple, which had three children, remained married until his death in 1985. Carroll has lived in Chapel Hill since retirement. Carroll's picture can be seen on the 70th anniversary retro-style cans of Spam canned meat released in 2007. Name origin Introduced on July 5 1937, the name "Spam" was chosen in the 1930s when the product whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is custodian of a large archive of documents and material about Kay Kyser which was donated by Carroll. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research ^[1]

References

External links

• Georgia Carroll at the Internet Movie Database
• Inventory of the Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser Papers, 1906-2004, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill