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Imogen Carpenter (1912–1993) was a mid-20th century American actress, musician, composer and music lecturer.[1][2]

Imogen Carpenter
Born
Mary Imogene Carpenter

(1912-02-02)February 2, 1912
DiedMarch 24, 1993(1993-03-24) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California
EducationChicago Musical College, Boguslawski School of Music
OccupationActress, musician, composer, music lecturer
SpouseMilton Feldman

In 1926 at age 14, she moved from her native Arkansas to Chicago to attend the Chicago Musical College and later the Boguslawski School of Music.[2] She worked first as a concert pianist and later as a singer and pianist in night clubs, theaters, and on radio.[2]

She appeared in the Broadway musicals Ziegfeld Follies of 1941 and Cole Porter's Mexican Hayride.[2] Collaborating with songwriters Lenny Adelson, Kim Gannon, and others, she produced several popular song compositions.[2][3][4][5][6]


Works



Personal


Carpenter married movie producer Milton Feldman, who was born July 19, 1911 in New York City and died October 8, 1976 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California; they had two children.[2]

During World War 2, Carpenter dated U.S. Naval Commander Frederick J. Becton, captain of the destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), which successfully withstood a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle of Okinawa.[7]


References


  1. Mamie Ruth Stranburg Abernathy: "Hot Springs High School Graduates Success Stories Unlimited" in The Record, Garland County Historical Society, Vol. 38, 1997, p. 107.
  2. Internet Movie Database: Imogen Carpenter Biography, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072689/bio. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  3. Wisdom Digital Media: Stage Performances, "New Priorities of 1943" [Broadway], 1942, http://broadwayworld.com/people/Imogene_Carpenter/, 2011.
  4. Internet Broadway Database: The Broadway League, http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=480064, 2011.
  5. "BMI Performance Pay Plan Beginning to Bear Fruit" in The Billboard, October 22, 1949, p. 15.
  6. Broadway World: Imogen Carpenter Broadway and Theatre Credits, https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Imogen-Carpenter/. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. Wukovits, John (2015). Hell from the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II's Greatest Kamikaze Attack. Da Capo Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-3068-2324-4.



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[de] Imogen Carpenter

Mary Imogen Carpenter (* 2. Februar 1912 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; † 24. März 1993 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine amerikanische Schauspielerin, Musikerin, Komponistin und Musiklehrerin.[1][2]
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