Trivia

Irish playwright born in Dundalk, Ireland, July 1900 and died in Bromley, Kent, England, October 1968. Married clothing designer Helena Reilly in Glasgow, Scotland, 1923. He had four children, actress Helena Carroll, musician and producer Theresa Perez, journalist Kathleen Carroll and son Brian Carroll who resides in London. He is grandfather to Helena Perez Reilly and great grandfather to Paul Vincent Reilly. His brother, Niall Carroll was a film critic.

He founded two theater groups in Glasgow, Scotland: the Curtain Theatre in 1933 and the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1943. He remained the director and playwright in residence of the Citizens' Theatre until his death.

He won the New York Drama Critic's award for two consecutive years, respectively for "Shadow and Substance" (1936) and "The White Steed" (1937).

"The Wayward Saint" was made into an opera in Germany in the 1960's and his daughter, Theresa commissioned and produced an opera of his "Beauty is Fled" from the collection "Plays For My Children" which opened at Phoenix Symphony Hall in the 1970s as part of Theresa's "Children's Opera Series.

Father: Michael Carroll; Mother: Catherine Smyth.