Imogen Carpenter (1912–1993) was a mid-20th century American actress, musician,

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and music lecturer.Internet Movie Database: ''Imogen Carpenter Biography'', https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072689/bio. Retrieved August 23, 2011. In 1926 at age 14, she moved from her native Arkansas to Chicago to attend the

Chicago Musical College Chicago Musical College is a division of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. History Founding Dr. Florenz Ziegfeld Sr (1841–1923), founded the college in 1867 as the Chicago Academy of Music. The institution h ...

and later the Boguslawski School of Music. She worked first as a concert pianist and later as a singer and pianist in night clubs, theaters, and on radio. She appeared in the

Broadway musicals Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

'' Ziegfeld Follies of 1941'' and

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

's '' Mexican Hayride''. Collaborating with songwriters Lenny Adelson,

Kim Gannon James Kimball "Kim" Gannon (November 18, 1900 – April 29, 1974) was an American songwriter, more commonly a lyricist than a composer. Biography Gannon was born in Brooklyn, New York to an Irish-American family from Fort Ann in upstate New ...

, and others, she produced several popular song compositions.Broadway World: ''Imogen Carpenter Broadway and Theatre Credits'', https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Imogen-Carpenter/. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

Works

*"Anytime, Anywhere" (Imogen Carpenter, Lenny Adelson) on

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

's ''Look to Your Heart'' album and

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...

's ''

Music Is Better Than Words ''Music Is Better Than Words'' is the debut studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane. The album was produced and conducted by film and television composer Joel McNeely, who is also one of the composers of '' American Dad!'', an an ...

'' album *"She Always Knows" (Imogen Carpenter, Lenny Adelson) on

Sammy Davis, Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

's ''Here's Lookin' at You'' album *"Born to Sing the Blues" (Lenny Adelson, Imogen Carpenter) on

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

's ''

Born to Sing the Blues ''Born to Sing the Blues'' is the debut album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. It was released on a 10" LP in 1957 by the Philips Records label. Long-playing records were newly introduced in the mid-1950s and the 10" album was briefly introduced ...

'' album

Personal

Carpenter married

movie producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, dir ...

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. During World War 2, Carpenter dated U.S. Naval Commander Frederick J. Becton, captain of the destroyer

USS Laffey (DD-724) USS ''Laffey'' (DD-724) is an , which was constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. The ship earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" for her exploits during the D-Day invasion ...

, which successfully withstood a Japanese kamikaze attack during the

Battle of Okinawa The , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army (USA) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) forces against the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). The initial invasion of ...

References

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