- Born
- Nickname
- Mary Chapin Carpentress
- Mary Chapin Carpenter was born on February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Tin Cup (1996), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Fly Away Home (1996). She was previously married to Timmy Smith.
- SpouseTimmy Smith(June 1, 2002 - 2010) (divorced)
- Graduated from Brown University '81 (American Civilization)
- Father, Chapin Carpenter, was a high-level Life magazine executive, so she spent her youth in Princeton, Tokyo, and Washington,DC.
- In the spring of 2007 the singer suffered from a pulmonary embolism, a serious condition that temporarily brought her career to a sudden halt. She has since recovered and is back touring and recording (2010).
- Owns 6 dogs (Shamus, Boundary, Maude, Emma, Finn and Mona) and 4 cats. Whenever she returns home after being away for a while, she kisses each of her pets right on the mouth (Interview BBC's Episode dated 1 November 2010 (2010)).
- Wrote Wynonna Judd's hit "Girls with Guitars"
- It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.
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