Dixie Carter(1939-2010)
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Dixie is the middle of three children. Her father owned several small
retail stores. Early on, she dreamed of being an opera singer, but a
botched tonsillectomy at age 7 spoiled any chances for that dream.
Still, she sang regularly and studied classical music. She can play the
piano, trumpet, and the harmonica. She graduated from Memphis State
with an English degree. In 1960, she made her professional debut in a
local production of "Carousel". Three year's later, she moved to New
York and landed a role in Joseph Papp's
production of Shakespeare's "A Winter's Tale". When she married
businessman, Arthur Carter, she left the stage for eight years to raise
two daughters, Ginna Carter - now an
actress and Mary Dixie Carter, a
screenwriter. At age 35, she returned to acting, but found that no
agent wanted to give her a chance. A second marriage to Broadway actor,
George Hearn, quickly ended.
