Age, Biography and Wiki
Don Carpenter was born on 16 March, 1931 in United States, is an American novelist. Discover Don Carpenter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
Popular As |
N/A |
Occupation |
N/A |
Age |
64 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
Born |
16 March, 1931 |
Birthday |
16 March |
Birthplace |
N/A |
Date of death |
27 July, 1995 |
Died Place |
N/A |
Nationality |
United States
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 16 March.
He is a member of famous novelist with the age 64 years old group.
Don Carpenter Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Don Carpenter height not available right now. We will update Don Carpenter's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
Physical Status |
Height |
Not Available |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Not Available |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Not Available |
Don Carpenter Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Don Carpenter worth at the age of 64 years old? Don Carpenter’s income source is mostly from being a successful novelist. He is from United States. We have estimated Don Carpenter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
novelist |
Don Carpenter Social Network
Instagram |
|
Linkedin |
|
Twitter |
|
Facebook |
|
Wikipedia |
|
Imdb |
|
Timeline
Don Carpenter (March 16, 1931 – July 27, 1995) was an American writer, best known as the author of Hard Rain Falling.
He wrote numerous novels, novellas, short stories and screenplays over the course of a 22-year career that took him from a childhood in Berkeley, California and the Pacific Northwest to the corridors of power and ego in Hollywood.
A close observer of human frailty, his writing depicted marginal characters like pool sharks, prisoners and drug dealers, as well as movie moguls and struggling actors.
Although lauded by critics and fellow writers, Carpenter's novels and stories never reached a mass audience and he supported himself with extensive work for Hollywood.
They had two daughters, Bonnie and Leha, and settled in San Francisco in the late 1950s.
In 1951, Carpenter enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Kyoto, Japan.
During his time in the service, Carpenter was a writer for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, where he met musician and cartoonist Shel Silverstein.
When Carpenter was discharged from service in 1955 he returned to Portland where he married Martha Ryherd.
In 1957, Carpenter enrolled in San Francisco State College and received an M.A. when he graduated in 1961.
From the late 1960s to the early 1980s Carpenter lived in and out of Hollywood writing screenplays for movies.
He also wrote a teleplay for an episode of the 1960s television series The High Chaparral called "Once on a Day in Spring".
Four years later (1965), the Carpenters settled in Mill Valley, California.
Carpenter taught English for two years before publishing his first novel Hard Rain Falling (1966).
Carpenter wrote a screenplay for the film Payday which was filmed in 1972 and starred Rip Torn as a country singer.
He also wrote three Hollywood novels between 1975 and 1981.
In the late 1980s, Carpenter suffered from several medical maladies including tuberculosis, diabetes, and glaucoma.
As the years went on, Carpenter's illnesses got progressively worse.
One of the most troubling chapters to occur in Carpenter's life was in 1984, when his best friend Richard Brautigan committed suicide.
Facing a mounting series of debilitating illnesses, Don Carpenter committed suicide in 1995.
Don Carpenter was born in Berkeley, California, and lived in Lafayette during the early years of his childhood.
He attended and graduated from Berkeley High School.
After many years of suffering, Carpenter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the summer of 1995 at his home in Mill Valley, California.
Carpenter committed suicide on Thursday, July 27, 1995 in his "tiny cluttered apartment in Mill Valley, California".
The line was later used in two Hollywood memoir titles: "Hello, He Lied & Other Tales from the Hollywood Trenches" by Linda Obst (1997) and "'Hello', Lied the Agent: And Other Bullshit You Hear as a Hollywood TV Writer" by Ian Gurvitz (2006).
At the time of his death, Carpenter was working on a novel called Fridays at Enrico's, which was finished by Jonathan Lethem and published in 2014 by Counterpoint Press.
The Hollywood Trilogy, an omnibus of his three Hollywood novels, was published by Counterpoint later that same year.
Don Carpenter's first novel, Hard Rain Falling, was reissued by New York Review Books as part of its Classics series, with an introduction by George Pelecanos.
In 'The 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said' by Robert Byrne, Don
Carpenter is credited with the line, "'Hello,' he lied."