Imogen Carpenter
Imogen Carpenter | |
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Born | Mary Imogene Carpenter February 2, 1912 |
Died | March 24, 1993 | (aged 81)
Education | Chicago Musical College, Boguslawski School of Music |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Musician, Composer, Music Lecturer |
Spouse | Milton Feldman |
Imogen Carpenter 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
- "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
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]
References
- ^ 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, accessed 23 Aug 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, Oct 22, 1949, p. 15.
- ^ Broadway World: Imogen Carpenter Broadway and Theatre Credits, https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Imogen-Carpenter/, accessed 10 Mar 2018.