June Carroll
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June Carroll (1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American lyricist, singer and actress.
Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan. In 1945, she wrote songs for the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans musical Western The Man From Oklahoma as well as was the co-writer for An Angel Comes to Brooklyn, of which she also acted in as the character Kay .[1][2] In the following year, Carrol wrote the lyrics as well as co-wrote the book with Robert Duke for the 1946 musical comedy play If the Show Fits.[3][4] Carroll later appeared in the Broadway musical New Faces of 1952, introducing the now-standard "Guess Who I Saw Today", by Elisse Boyd and Murray Grand, as well as two songs that she had written with Arthur Siegel,[5] "Penny Candy" and "Love Is a Simple Thing".[6] The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra recorded "Love Is a Simple Thing", as well Steve Lawrence having recorded the song for his album ...All About Love (1959). The first verse of the song is the following:[7]
Love is a simple thing
Love is a silver ring
Shiny as a ribbon bow, soft as a quiet snow
Love is a nursery rhyme
Old as the tick of time
She and Siegel also wrote "Monotonous", introduced by Eartha Kitt in the show.[8] For the show, the song was a showstopper (a performance that generates so much applause that the production is temporarily paused).[1]
