Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

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Born
July 10, 1926
Died
January 31, 2022

Actor, songwriter ("Christmas Eve"), composer and author Carleton Carpenter, was educated at Bennington (VT) High School. He appeared on Broadway, in "Bright Boy", "Three to Make Ready", and "John Murray Anderson's Almanac," and on television, and made many records. Carpenter wrote special material…

Biography

Actor, songwriter ("Christmas Eve"), composer and author Carleton Carpenter, was educated at Bennington (VT) High School. He appeared on Broadway, in "Bright Boy", "Three to Make Ready", and "John Murray Anderson's Almanac," and on television, and made many records. Carpenter wrote special material for Debbie Reynolds, Kaye Ballard, Marlene Dietrich and Hermione Gingold, and also scripts for films and television. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his other popular-song compositions include "I Wouldn't Mind," "Ev'ry Other Day," "Cabin In the Woods," "A Little Love" and "Come Away."

Actor

The American SnitchThe American Snitch(1983)as Arthur
The ProwlerThe Prowler(1981)as 1945 M.C
The RopersThe Ropers(1979)as Roland Calvert
Some of My Best Friends Are...Some of My Best Friends Are...(1971)as Miss Untouchable
Cauliflower CupidsCauliflower Cupids(1970)as Christopher

Music Department

Cimarron CityCimarron City(1958)

Archive Footage

TCM Remembers 2022TCM Remembers 2022(2022)as Self, actor, singer, writer
American MastersAmerican Masters(1985)as Self
Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity CavalcadeLegend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade(1993)
That's Entertainment!That's Entertainment!(1974)as Clip from 'Two Weeks with Love'
Vacation PlayhouseVacation Playhouse(1963)as Pete

Known for

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Carleton Carpenter and Gary Sandy in Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)Tom Bade, Carleton Carpenter, Nick De Noia, and Joe Taylor in Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)Carleton Carpenter in Lady in the Dark (1954)Karl Malden, Carleton Carpenter, Jerome Courtland, and Russ Tamblyn in Take the High Ground! (1953)Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter in Three Little Words (1950)Ricardo Montalban, Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Louis Calhern, Carleton Carpenter, Gary Gray, Ann Harding, Tommy Rettig, and Clinton Sundberg in Two Weeks with Love (1950)

Credit Score: Carleton Carpenter

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George Collins
Wed Sep 30 1959 – Mon Apr 08 1963
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1The Rifleman12.501958•8.3025844
2General Electric Theater5.001953•6.8011468
3Summer Stock3.751951•7.1005228
4The Whistle at Eaton Falls3.251951•6.900436
5Fearless Fagan3.091952•5.900418
6Up Periscope2.501959•6.4002430
7The Best of Broadway2.501954•6.90156
8Two Weeks with Love2.501950•6.8001147
9Three Little Words2.501950•6.9012263
10The Prowler2.381981•5.90014440