 Among his accomplishments in that regard was helping to build the airstrip from which the "Enola Gay" took off for its flight to bomb Hiroshima.Carleton Carpenter began his performing career as a magician and an actor on Broadway, beginning with David Merrick's first production, "Bright Boy", in 1944, followed by co-starring appearances in "Three to Make Ready" with Ray Bolger, "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "Hotel Paradiso".He was a featured player on the very early television program "Campus Hoopla", which was produced by NBC, via WNBT in New York City, and which aired from 1946-47.