Edward John Carroll (28 June 1874 - 28 July 1931), better known as E. J. Carroll, was an Australian theatre and film entrepreneur. He produced several films starring Snowy Baker and Raymond Longford, and helped establish Birch, Carroll and Coyle.E.J. Carroll at Australian Dictionary of Biography Difficulties in securing international distribution for his films turned him away from production towards exhibition."The National Ideal" The Register (Adelaide) 22 Nov 1927: 13 accessed 18 Dec 2011
Carroll was a partner, along with his brother Daniel Joseph "Dan" Carroll (1886–1959) and Harry G. Musgrove (died 1951), in the Carroll-Musgrove partnership which, with financial assistance from George Marlow, founded the magnificent Prince Edward Theatre on Castlereagh Street, Sydney.
Filmography For the Term of His Natural Life (1908) - producer The Sentimental Bloke (1919) - distributor On Our Selection (1920) - producer The Man from Kangaroo (1920) - producer The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920) - producer Ginger Mick (1920) - producer The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1921) - producer The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921) - producer
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E.J. Carroll at Australian Dictionary of Biography E. J. Carroll Biography at Australian Variety Theatre Archive E.J. Carroll at National Film and Sound Archive