Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter
Carleton Carpenter in Vengeance Valley (1951)
Born	Carleton Upham Carpenter, Jr. (1926-07-10) July 10, 1926 (age 90) Bennington, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, magician, dancer, songwriter
Years active	1944–96

Carleton Upham Carpenter, Jr. (born July 10, 1926), known professionally as Carleton Carpenter, is an American film, television and stage actor, magician, songwriter, and novelist.

Carpenter was born in Bennington, Vermont, where he attended Bennington High School.

He began his performing career as a magician and an actor on Broadway, beginning with David Merrick's first production, Bright Boy, in 1944, followed by co-starring appearances in Three to Make Ready with Ray Bolger, John Murray Anderson's Almanac and Hotel Paradiso with Bert Lahr and Angela Lansbury.

He was a featured player on the very early television program Campus Hoopla, which was produced by NBC, via WNBT in New York City, and which aired from 1946-47.

Carpenter was brought to Hollywood in 1949 by independent producer Louis de Rochemont to play the boy friend in Lost Boundaries. De Rochemont later cast him again, in The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951). He signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950, where he made eight films in three years: Father of the Bride, Three Little Words, , Two Weeks With Love, Vengeance Valley, Fearless Fagan, Sky Full of Moon and Take the High Ground!.