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Carroll Levis
Born
Carroll Richard Levis

(1910-03-15)March 15, 1910
Toronto, Canada
DiedOctober 17, 1968(1968-10-17) (aged 58)
London, England
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, talent scout
Years active1930s–1968

Carroll Richard Levis (March 15, 1910 – October 17, 1968) was a Canadian talent scout, impresario and radio and television broadcaster, mainly working in Britain.

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group to "cut out the bloody rock". In July 1957, Canadian impresario Carroll Levis held a talent contest in Liverpool, the winners of which would appear...

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London Palladium. In 1950 and 1951[dubious – discuss] he featured on the Carroll Levis show on radio. Roy also won a talent competition on a television talent...

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amateur shows, such as Top Down, Bid For Fame, What Makes A Star and The Carroll Levis Discovery Show. He could not take up professional singing until he had...

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styled himself as "Shirtmaker to the Stars". One of his customers was Carroll Levis, who thought that Berens was too professional a performer to perform...

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music singer, primarily active in the 1960s. Collins was discovered by Carroll Levis, whose promotion landed her a contract with Decca Records. She released...

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performing in his teens, and in 1936 featured as "The Harmonica Kid" on Carroll Levis' talent shows, on radio and on tour. Les Henry won solo harmonica championships...

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weekends, MacBeth started singing in local clubs, and he appeared on The Carroll Levis Discovery Show, at the Sunderland Empire Theatre. This exposure led...

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