Imogen Carpenter
Imogen Carpenter | |
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| Born | Mary Imogene Carpenter February 2, 1912 |
| Died | March 24, 1993 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Chicago Musical College, Boguslawski School of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, musician, composer, music lecturer |
| Spouse | Milton Feldman |
Imogen Carpenter (1912–1993) was a mid-20th century American actress, musician, composer and music lecturer.[1][2]
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
[edit]- "Anytime, Anywhere" (Imogen Carpenter, Lenny Adelson) on Frank Sinatra's Look to Your Heart album and Seth MacFarlane's Music Is Better Than Words album
- "She Always Knows" (Imogen Carpenter, Lenny Adelson) on Sammy Davis Jr.'s Here's Lookin' at You album
- "Born to Sing the Blues" (Lenny Adelson, Imogen Carpenter) on Shirley Bassey's Born to Sing the Blues album
Personal
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Mamie Ruth Stranburg Abernathy: "Hot Springs High School Graduates Success Stories Unlimited" in The Record, Garland County Historical Society, Vol. 38, 1997, p. 107.
- ^ a b c d e f Internet Movie Database: Imogen Carpenter Biography, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072689/bio. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Wisdom Digital Media: Stage Performances, "New Priorities of 1943" [Broadway], 1942, http://broadwayworld.com/people/Imogene_Carpenter/, 2011.
- ^ Internet Broadway Database: The Broadway League, http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=480064, 2011.
- ^ "BMI Performance Pay Plan Beginning to Bear Fruit" in The Billboard, October 22, 1949, p. 15.
- ^ Broadway World: Imogen Carpenter Broadway and Theatre Credits, https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Imogen-Carpenter/. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ 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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