Carleton Carpenter, an actor whose lanky, aw-shucks cornpone good looks made him a familiar supporting presence opposite such leading ladies as Debbie Reynolds, Judy Garland and Elizabeth Taylor th…
Carpenter’s TV and film credits developed alongside his stage career. He was a featured player on NBC’s, and was brought to Hollywood by independent producer Louis de Rochemont in 1949 for a supporting role in the controversial drama. The following year, Carpenter would appear in three films after signing with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer:, starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.Also in 1950, Carpenter gained his greatest fame teaming with Debbie Reynolds in two films:.
Eventually Carpenter would move from film to focus primarily on stage, television and radio, with TV roles in starring Ann Sothern. In 1963, he played defendant Peter Brent in the, opposite Mary Martin ,and the City Center Encores! revival of Kander and Ebb’sCarpenter also had a long career as a writer and song composer. He wrote stage material for his old friend Reynolds, as well as Kaye Ballard, Marlene Dietrich and Hermione Gingold, as well as scripts for films and television.
In 2012, Carpenter received a lifetime achievement award from the Hollywood film organization Cinecon, presented to him by Debbie Reynolds.
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