Madeleine Carroll blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Madeleine Carroll 1906-1987 Actress and Humanitarian Received her secondary education here between September 1915 and July 1923 International star of over forty British and American films including the celebrated 1935 Alfred Hitchcock classic 'The 39 Steps' Awarded the French Legion of Honour and the American Medal of Freedom for her humanitarian and wartime work in Europe while serving in the American Red Cross between 1939 and 1945 Recorded plaque organisation: Old Throstles Association.

Madeleine Carroll was a renowned actress starring in over forty British and American films, including Alfred Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' (1935), and is remembered for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, recognized by the French Legion of Honour and the American Medal of Freedom.