▁and ▁children ▁disp la ced ▁or ▁ma im ed ▁by ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Car roll ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁ 3 2 ▁Herbert ▁Street ▁( now ▁number ▁ 4 4 ) ▁in ▁West ▁B rom wich , ▁Staff ord shire , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Car roll , ▁an ▁Irish ▁professor ▁of ▁languages ▁from ▁County ▁L imer ick , ▁and ▁Hel ene , ▁his ▁French ▁wife . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham , ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ; ▁while ▁at ▁university ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁some ▁produ ctions ▁for ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁University ▁D ram atic ▁Society . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁mist ress ▁at ▁a ▁girls ' ▁school ▁in ▁Bright on ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Car roll ▁wanted ▁to ▁act ▁and ▁left ▁teaching ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁roles . ▁She ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁tour ing ▁company ▁of ▁Se ym our ▁H icks . ▁ ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁stage ▁debut ▁with ▁a ▁tour ing ▁company ▁in ▁The ▁L ash . ▁W id ely ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁film ▁actress es ▁( she ▁won ▁a ▁film ▁beauty ▁competition ▁to ▁start ▁herself ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁business ), ▁Car roll ' s ▁arist ocr atic ▁bl onde ▁all ure ▁and ▁s oph istic ated ▁style ▁were ▁first ▁g lim ps ed ▁by ▁film ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁The ▁G uns ▁of ▁Lo os ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Film ▁st ard om ▁Car roll ▁was