Imogen Carpenter

Imogen Carpenter (1912–1993) was a mid-20th century American actress, musician, composer and music lecturer. 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. 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 Ziegfeld Follies of 1941 and Cole Porter's Mexican Hayride. Collaborating with songwriters Lenny Adelson, Kim Gannon, and others, she produced several popular song compositions.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1919 (Hot Springs), Died March 24, 1993 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3723	10-in.	7/20/1950	Yellow bonnets and polka dot shoes	Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and string band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3115	10-in.	10/19/1946	Say so	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1826	10"	10/28/1947	If winter comes	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carpenter, Imogen," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357616.

Carpenter, Imogen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357616.

"Carpenter, Imogen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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