Paul Vincent Carroll

Paul Vincent Carroll (10 July 1899 – 20 October 1968)[1] was a prolific Irish dramatist writing over 60 plays and writer of short stories, movie scenarios and television scripts.

Carroll was born in Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland[1] and received his degree in history from University College, Dublin and settled in Glasgow in 1920 as a teacher.

[2] He co-founded in 1932 with Grace Ballantine and Molly Urquhart, and was playwright in residence of the Curtain Theatre Company in Glasgow, Scotland.

Carroll and his wife, clothing designer Helena Winifred Reilly born in Ireland and died NYC (1903-1957) (buried in Paterson, New Jersey), met and married (1923) in Glasgow, Scotland, and had three daughters; Theresa Elizabeth Carroll, musician, born in Glasgow, Scotland, died in Phoenix, Arizona (1924-2001); Katheleen Moira Carroll, journalist, born in Glasgow, Scotland, died in NYC (1926-2007) buried in Phoenix, AZ; and youngest daughter actress Helena Carroll born in Glasgow, Scotland, died in Marina del Rey, California (1928–2013) buried in Phoenix, AZ.

[citation needed] Carroll's daughters Kathleen and Helena died unmarried, without issue.