Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Upham Carpenter, Jr. (July 10, 1926 – January 31, 2022) was an American actor, magician, songwriter, and novelist.

Carpenter wrote material for Debbie Reynolds, Kaye Ballard, Marlene Dietrich and Hermione Gingold, and also scripts for films and television.

Carpenter was a successful mystery novelist in the 1970s and 1980s. His books include Deadhead, Games Murderers Play, Cat Got Your Tongue?, Only Her Hairdresser Knew, Sleight of Deadly Hand, The Peabody Experience, and Stumped.

Carpenter died in Warwick, New York on January 31, 2022, at the age of 95.