Carleton Carpenter – 94

Carleton Carpenter is overall talented in that he finds success in whatever things he pursues. He started first as an actor, landing mostly on supporting roles. He had a few films to his name and then he moved on to writing songs. Afterwhich, he started writing novels and became very successful at it back in the ’70s. A decade later, one of his books was adapted into a Broadway musical. He was still spotted performing on stage in 2015.

After a year, Carleton wrote and published his own autobiography, The Absolute Joy of Work. Carleton also had his fair share of exciting jobs and ventures. He once served as a Seabee for the Navy during World War II. His stint with the Navy earned him credit for his participation in building the airstrip that “Enola Gay”, the plane that bombed Hiroshima, took off for its flight. He is now 94 years old.