Carole C. Carlson was born February 10, 1925 in Wheaton, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1946 with a degree in journalism.
After looking for personal fulfillment in education and upward mobility, Carlson eventually became involved in political activism in the 1960s. She was later "saved" at a Billy Graham Crusade.
Carlson credits God with directing her to Hal Lindsey, who was a prophecy expert who could not write. Carlson suggested to him that they write a book. The Late Great Planet Earth became a best seller. During the writing of a second book with Lindsey, Satan is Alive and Well on Planet Earth, Carlson's son, Kent, was killed in a plane crash in Simi Valley.
Carlson authored or co-authored more than 20 books, including works with Billy Graham, David Jeremiah, Dale Evans Rogers, and Corrie ten Boom.
In addition to work as an author and ghost writer, Carlson also was a frequent speaker and workshop lecturer at religious conferences.
Carlson considered meeting Corrie ten Boom to be one of her most meaningful experiences. She lived with ten Boom in the Netherlands while researching her book.
Carlson died on December 21, 1999.
