Carroll McComas was a stage, film and television actress. McComas began acting on the Broadway stage while still in her teens. Her greatest personal stage triumph was Miss Lulu Bett in the 1920-21 season.

Her films roles were few and far between. She made her silent movie debut in 1916 in When Love Is King. Her second and last silent film came in 1920 in Jack Straw

Jack Straw (1920 film)

Jack Straw is a 1920 silent film comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and Robert Warwick and Carroll McComas star. The film is based on a 1908 stage play by W. Somerset Maugham starring John Drew and a young Mary Boland...

directed by William C. deMille

William C. DeMille

Willam C. deMille was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film. Once he was established in film he specialized in adapting Broadway plays into silent films...

 and based on a 1908 stage play W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham , CH was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and, reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s.-Childhood and education:...

 that starred John Drew, Jr. & Mary Boland

Mary Boland

-Career:Born Marie Anne Boland in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of William Boland, an actor, and his wife Mary Cecilia Hatton. She had an older sister named Sara....

. This movie still survives while McComas's 1916 film is lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

. McComas took a 33 year hiatus from motion pictures returning in 1953 to play a supporting role in Jamaica Run where she appeared as the mother of Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Wendell Reid Corey was an American actor and politician.He was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of Milton Rothwell Corey and Julia Etta McKenney . His father was a Congregationalist clergyman...

 and Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl

Arlene Carol Dahl is an American actress and former MGM contract star, who achieved notability during the 1950s. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.-Early years:...

. McComas appeared in several pioneering television programs in the 1950s.

External links

• Carroll McComas and Leonore Harris on RMS Berengaria 1925
• Carroll McComas at IBDb.com
• Carroll McComas at IMDb.com
• Carroll McComas portrait gallery at NY Public Library(Billy Rose Collection)