Jeanne Carpenter
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February 1, 1916
Jeanne Carpenter | |
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_-_1.jpg) Lantern slide with Jeanne Carpenter and Clara Kimball Young in What No Man Knows (1921) | |
| Born | Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter February 1, 1916 |
| Died | January 5, 1994 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1919–1945 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Drysdale (1937–1947) Robert Alvin Grimes (July 13, 1949 – January 5, 1994) |
| Children | 5 |
Theo-Alice Jeanne Carpenter (February 1, 1917[1][2] – January 5, 1994) was an American child actress of the silent era[3][4] whose career in the entertainment industry spanned 74 years.[5]
Born in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] Carpenter started her film career at the age of three. Her film debut came in Daddy Long Legs.[5] At age four, she traveled around the United States appearing in theaters on a promotional tour of her films.[6] Her fame grew in the early-1920s as she made a series of successful appearances in films such as, Helen's Babies with Baby Peggy, and The Sign of the Rose. Maturity led to a change of roles for Carpenter. Becoming a young woman, she moved into character roles.[6] She had occasional adult roles through 1940s, then she retired from film business.
Personal life
Carpenter married Robert Grimes in 1949.[5] She had four daughters and one son from two marriages. In 1964, she and all five children performed in the Plaza Players' production of Gypsy in Oxnard, California.[6]
On January 5, 1994, Carpenter died of emphysema[5] in Oxnard, California, aged 77.
