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Pat Carroll

Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022)

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Born
May 5, 1927
Died
July 30, 2022
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1927

About Pat Carroll

Patricia Ann Carroll was an American actress and comedian. She is best known for providing the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She made guest appearances in many popular television series including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, and ER; she also had a regular role on The Danny Thomas Show as Bunny Halper. Carroll was an Emmy, Drama Desk, and Grammy Award winner, as well as a Tony Award nominee. She got her first acting credit as Lorelei Crawford in the 1948 film Hometown Girl. In 1956, Carroll won an Emmy Award for her work on Caesar's Hour. In interviews, Carroll referred to the role, her first as a villain, as one of the favorites of her career.

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Pat Carroll timeline

  1. She got her first acting credit as Lorelei Crawford in the 1948 film Hometown Girl.
  2. In 1956, Carroll won an Emmy Award for her work on Caesar's Hour.

The world when Pat Carroll was born

Pat Carroll was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pat Carroll's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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