Carol Marie Goodner (May 30, 1904 – November 29, 2001) was an American actress who appeared mostly in

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films and television.

Career

Carol Goodner was born in New York City on May 30, 1904. A toe dancer when she was only four years old, she continued to earn her living that way until she was nine, when she went to school. She achieved her first New York stage success in 1926 and the following year made her

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debut in the stage play; ''

The Butter and Egg Man ''The Butter and Egg Man'' is a 1925 play by George S. Kaufman, the only play he wrote without collaborating. It was a Broadway hit during the 1925–26 season at the Longacre Theatre. Adapted to film six times, it is still performed on stages tod ...

'' at the

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. Her New York theater credits include creating the role of Lorraine Sheldon, loosely based on Gertrude Lawrence, in ''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

''. In England, she appeared in her first film '' Those Who Love'' in 1929. In 1931, when in London, she was a friend of actress

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and the girlfriend of actor

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. In 1937 she played the title role in

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's play '' Gertie Maude'' at

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. Goodner returned to America at the outbreak of war in 1939. She appeared in theatre in New York, but made no more films, and retired in 1957.

Personal life

Goodner married Thomas Marshall, a real estate man, in New York City on May 14, 1940. She married actor Frederic Hunter in New Orleans on January 30, 1949. Goodner filed a voluntary petition of bankruptcy in federal court on July 27, 1944. Her filing indicated that she had $340 in assets and $2,793 in liabilities. Goodner died on November 29, 2001, in Katonah, New York.

Filmography

* '' Those Who Love'' (1929) - Anne * '' The Ringer'' (1931) - Cora Ann Milton * '' The Flying Squad'' (1932) - Ann Perryman * '' There Goes the Bride'' (1932) - Cora * ''

Strange Evidence ''Strange Evidence'' (also known as ''Dance of the Witches'', and ''Wife in Pawn'') is a 1933 British crime film directed by Robert Milton, produced by Alexander Korda and written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson. Starring Leslie Banks, Geo ...

'' (1933) - Marie / Barbara Relf * ''

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'' (1933) - Mary Linkley * '' The Fire Raisers'' (1934) - Helen Vaughan * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) - June MacKinnon * '' What's in a Name?'' (1934) - Marta Radovic * '' Mimi'' (1935) - Musette * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Mar ...

'' (1935) - Tourist in Tower of London * ''

The Student's Romance ''The Student's Romance'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Otto Kanturek and starring Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner.Wood p.88 It was based on the musical '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'', and was part of a trend of ...

'' (1935) - Veronika Laubenthaler * ''

Music Hath Charms ''Music Hath Charms'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway. It stars Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson. It was given a tr ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Norbray * '' La Vie parisienne''/'' Parisian Life'' (1936) - Simone * ''

The Dominant Sex ''The Dominant Sex'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Phillips Holmes, Diana Churchill and Romney Brent. The film was based on a play by Michael Egan. It was made by British International Pictures at its main ...

'' (1937) - Gwen Clayton * ''

The Frog ''The Frog'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker, Noah Beery, Jack Hawkins and Carol Goodner. The film is about the police chasing a criminal mastermind who goes by the name of The Frog, and the 193 ...

'' (1937) - Lola Bassano * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) - Mme. Tallien

References

Bibliography

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