Danny La Rue community. In 1987 he was King Rat of the showbusiness charity the Grand Order of Water Rats. La Rue was the subject of a specially extended edition of "This Is Your Life" in 1984 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the curtain call of "Hello, Dolly!" at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. He has also been described as "the grande dame of drag". Danny La Rue Danny La Rue, (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish-English singer and entertainer, particularly in stage theatre known for his singing and cross-dressing performances. Born
Barbara Carroll following two decades she became known as a cabaret performer. In September 1954, Carroll married jazz bassist Joe Shulman, a member of the trio. He died from a heart attack in 1957 at age 33. She subsequently married agent and photographer Bert Block, with whom she had a daughter, Suzanne. Block died of emphysema in 1986. In 2011, Carroll married advertising executive Mark Stroock, a union that lasted until her death at 92. In 2003, Carroll was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award. Barbara Carroll Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25,