| Imogen Carpenter | |
| Birth Name: | Mary Imogene Carpenter |
| Birth Date: | February 2, 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Education: | Chicago Musical College, Boguslawski School of Music |
| Occupation: | 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]
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]