▁and ▁L avor el ▁formed ▁a ▁production ▁company ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁two - re el ▁document aries ▁to ▁" prom ote ▁better ▁understanding ▁among ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁world "; ▁one , ▁" Children ' s ▁Republic ", ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Fil med ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁or phan age ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁S è v res , ▁just ▁south west ▁of ▁Paris , ▁it ▁focused ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁children ' s ▁lives ▁in ▁Europe ▁caused ▁by ▁war . ▁W id ely ▁shown ▁in ▁Canada , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁prime ▁source ▁of ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁artificial ▁lim bs ▁for ▁wounded ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Car roll ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁together ▁with ▁L avor el . ▁Their ▁intention ▁was ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁res ume ▁her ▁acting ▁career , ▁which ▁would ▁fund ▁their ▁production ▁company , ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁separated . ▁App ear ing ▁in ▁three ▁more ▁films ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁debut ing ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Car roll ▁then ▁mostly ▁retired ▁from ▁acting , ▁although ▁she ▁would ▁occasionally ▁show ▁up ▁on ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Andrew ▁He isk ell , ▁publish er ▁of ▁Life , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Anne ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁( A ▁news ▁feature ▁in ▁the