Carleton Carpenter

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Carleton Upham Carpenter Jr. ( July 10, 1926 in Bennington , Vermont – January 31, 2022 in Warwick , New York ) was an American actor , singer , songwriter and author .

Life

Carleton Carpenter was born in 1926 in Bennington, Vermont, where he attended Old Bennington High School. After graduating from school, he began his career as an entertainer and actor on Broadway . His first role was in David Merrick's Bright Boy in 1944 . During this time he also served in the United States Navy during World War II and helped, among other things, on the island of Tinian in the construction of the aircraft field from which the Enola Gay started.

Carpenter's Hollywood career began in 1949 with a role in When Parents Are Silent . In 1950 he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , for whom he took part in a total of eight film productions over the next three years. This included a small uncredited role as a party guest in Father of the Bride . Carpenter is best known for his performances in the musical films Three Little Words with Fred Astaire and Summer Stock with Judy Garland . He also played young lovers in two films with Debbie Reynolds , with whom he sang the songs Row, Row, Row , I Wanna Be Loved by You and Aba Daba Honeymoon in those films. The latter, from the film Once Upon a Lady , was also released on vinyl and sold over a million copies; it reached number three on the Billboard chart in 1951, as well as number one on the chart in Australia .

After the expiry of his contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a supporting role in Crack On, March, March! in 1953 Carpenter retired from Hollywood and devoted himself to stage, television and radio production. Among other things, he took on the leading role alongside Ann Sothern in the television adaptation of the musical Lady in the Dark in 1954 . The songs recorded in the film were released as an album on RCA Records . Carpenter's other television appearances included a guest role on Perry Mason in 1963.

In 1959, Carpenter returned to Hollywood with a role in Up Periscope and continued to appear occasionally in films into the 1980s. His later stage appearances included the musical Hello, Dolly! on the side of Mary Martin , with whom he also appeared as a troop entertainer in Vietnam .

In addition to his acting and singing career, Carpenter has also been a songwriter. His compositions include the pieces Christmas Eve , Cabin in the Woods and Every Other Day , which were used in the 1951 film The Whistle at Eaton Falls . He also wrote the musical Northern Boulevard , which was performed by Rosetta LeNoire in New York . In the course of his career, Carpenter has written for his former film partners Debbie Reynolds, Marlene Dietrich and Hermione Gingold , among others . In the 1970s and 1980s he also worked as an author, and some of his crime novels became bestsellers. His novel Deadhead was later performed as a Broadway musical.

In 2012, Carpenter received an honorary award from the film organization Cinecon for his services, which was presented to him by his former film partner Debbie Reynolds. In 2016, Carpenter's autobiography The Absolute Joy of Work was published , in which he also wrote about his bisexuality . At this time he was also still acting in theater productions. Carpenter last lived in the small town of Warwick , New York State, and died there on January 31, 2022 at the age of 95.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1949 Lost Boundaries
  • 1950 Father of the Bride
  • 1950: Three Little Words
  • 1950: Summer Stock
  • 1950: Once to Be a Lady (Two Weeks with Love)
  • 1951 Vengeance Valley
  • 1951: The Whistle at Eaton Falls
  • 1952: Fearless Fagan
  • 1952: Sky Full of Moon
  • 1953: Jump on, march, march! (take the high ground!)
  • 1954: Lady in the Dark (TV Movie)
  • 1959: Secret Squad (Up Periscope)
  • 1959: Gold in Alaska ( The Alaskans ; TV series, episode Big Deal )
  • 1959: West of Santa Fé ( The Rifleman ; TV series, episode The Coward )
  • 1963: Perry Mason (TV series, episode The Case of the Lover's Leap )
  • 1970: Cauliflower Cupids
  • 1971: Some of My Best Friends Are...
  • 1981: The Prowler
  • 1983: The American Snitch

web links

Commons : Carleton Carpenter  - Collection of images

itemizations

  1. ↑ Actor and Warwick resident Carleton Carpenter releases memoir. Retrieved November 16, 2021 (US English).
  2. ↑ Mike Barnes: Carleton Carpenter, Debbie Reynolds' co-star in 'Two Weeks With Love,' Dies at 95. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2022, retrieved 1 February 2022 (American English).
  3. ↑ Carleton Carpenter at Allmovie
  4. ↑ Nick Thomas: Carleton Carpenter turns 90. In: The Spectrum. 11 July 2016, retrieved 10 July 2018 (English).
  5. ↑ Actor and Warwick resident Carleton Carpenter releases memoir. Retrieved November 16, 2021 (US English).
  6. ↑ Sasha Urban: Carleton Carpenter: MGM and Broadway Actor Who Starred Alongside Debbie Reynolds, Dies at 95. In: Variety. January 31, 2022, retrieved February 1, 2022 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Carpenter, Carleton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carpenter junior, Carleton Upham (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, singer, songwriter and author
BIRTH DATE July 10, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Bennington , Vermont , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 2022
PLACE OF DEATH Warwick , New York , United States