Jimmy Carroll(1913-1972)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Composer, songwriter, arranger and conductor, educated at the Eastman
School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree. He served in the US
Army Special Services during World War II. He was an arranger for the
orchestras of Mitch Miller, Harry James, and Vaughn Monroe, and also
for Frankie Laine and Rosemary Clooney, and for record companies. He
made many records as an orchestra leader. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his
chief musical collaborators included Marshall Barer and Paul Parnes.
His popular-song compositions include "Helen Polka", "Set Sail", "Happy
Flying", "Daddy's New Car" and "Speed the Parting Ghost".
