In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent 'up there.' Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love.
Credits
Carousel Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Robert Goulet
He was 33, 73 years old when he died
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as Billy Bigelow |
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Marge Redmond
She was 42, now 99 years old
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as Mrs. Mullin |
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Pernell Roberts
He was 38, 81 years old when he died
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as Jigger Craigin |
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Mary Grover
She was 89, 62 years old when she died
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as Julie Jordan |
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Marlyn Mason
She was 26, now 83 years old
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as Carrie Pipperidge |
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Charles Ruggles
He was 78, 81 years old when he died
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as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden |
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Michael F. Blake
He was 108, 70 years old when he died
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as (as Michael Blake) |
Carousel Crew
| Name |
Department |
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George Gaines as Set Decoration. He was 33 (52) years old when He died
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Art |
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Norman Rosemont as Executive Producer. He was 42 (93) years old when He died
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Production |
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Sidney Michaels as Adaptation. He was 39 (83) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Paul Bogart as Director. He was 47 (92) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Benjamin Glazer as Writer. He was 80 (68) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Jack Elliott as Conductor. He was 39 (74) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Bob Mackie as Costume Design. He was 27 (now 84) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Oscar Hammerstein II as Writer. He was 71 (65) years old when He died
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Writing |
