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Rene Carpenter
American newspaper columnist and local television host (1928–2020)
Rene Carpenter | |
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Carpenter at a press conference in 1962 | |
| Born | Rene Louise Mason (1928-04-12)April 12, 1928 Clinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 92) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper columnist and local television host |
| Spouses | Scott Carpenter (m. 1948; div. 1972)Lester H. Shor (m. 1977) |
Rene[A]Carpenter (April 12, 1928 – July 24, 2020) was an American newspaper columnist and host of two Washington, D.C., television shows.
As the wife of Scott Carpenter, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, she was a pioneering member of NASA's early spaceflight families.
Early life and education
Carpenter was born in Clinton, Iowa, on April 12, 1928.[2][3] Her mother, Olive (Olson) Mason, became