Carroll Levis

Carroll Richard Levis (March 15, 1910 – October 17, 1968) was a Canadian talent scout, impresario and radio and television broadcaster, mainly working in Britain.

Born in Toronto and brought up in Vancouver, the son of a murdered policeman,[1] he grew up wanting to be an actor, but held various jobs in movie theatres and as a deckhand before doing some work as a comedian and stage hypnotist.

When working in Alberta,[2] on one occasion he had time to fill in during a live broadcast and persuaded a boy in the audience to sing a song.

Following a good listener reaction, he started a local radio talent show, Saturday Night Club of the Air, and then a similar programme in Montreal.

"[5] Levis also presented talent shows on Radio Luxembourg, from 1937,[6] and in 1939 played himself in a comedy film, Discoveries, which introduced the song "There'll Always Be an England".