Danny La Rue 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 as Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork City, Ireland, in 1927, La Rue was the youngest of either four or five siblings. The family moved to England when he was six and he was brought up at Earnshaw Street in Soho, central London. When the family home was destroyed during the Blitz, his mother, a seamstress, moved her children to Kennford, a Devon village where young
Virginia Carroll become best known for his role as comic strip hero, Dick Tracy. Carroll and Byrd remained married until his death in 1952. She was married to her second husband, Lloyd McLean, a 20th Century Fox film projectionist, in 1957. The couple remained married until McLean's death in 1969, leaving Carroll a widow for the second time. Virginia Carroll died at a Santa Barbara, California, retirement community on July 23, 2009, of natural causes at the age of 95. She is survived by one daughter from her marriage to Ralph Byrd, Carroll Byrd Evangeline. Virginia Carroll Virginia Carroll (December 2, 1913