Biografie

25. Juli 1939 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA

2. April 1996 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (AIDS)

Nathaniel Joseph Carpenter

1,91 m

According to an interview with actress Leslie Simms, Capernter's real first name was Paige. Moreover, Carpenter was a student in an acting class taught by Simms in the 1960's.

Attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

Enlisted in the US Air Force on December 2, 1958 and was released from the Air Force on September 5, 1962.

[from a newspaper article that was published in January, 1971] The industry is in bad shape. The people in Hollywood don't care about films. They're only worried about lining their pockets.

[on his film Porno Mania (1970)] I'd always admired Alfred Hitchcock pictures, the talent he has for springing the unexpected on his audience. All I knew about filmmaking was from working with Meyer [Russ Meyer]. But instead of just sex and violence, I added a good suspense story, good acting and direction. We've done great business everywhere it's played so far. So I guess the formula works as entertainment.

[on his film Porno Mania (1970)] When I'd finished shooting, I didn't know how to get distribution, but I figured I could market my film like I did the slacks. I packed up the color slides and a portable projector and went around knocking on doors.