- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Hodding Carter III
- Hodding Carter III was born on April 7, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The American Ruling Class (2005), The Men Who Would Be Viking (2003) and Epic History of Everyday Things (2011). He was married to Patricia Ann O'Brien, Patricia Derian and Margaret Ainsworth Wolfe. He died on May 11, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
- SpousesPatricia Ann O'Brien(November 9, 2019 - May 11, 2023) (his death)Patricia Derian(December 8, 1978 - May 20, 2016) (her death)Margaret Ainsworth Wolfe(June 21, 1957 - 1978) (divorced, 4 children)
- Children
- In the 1970s, he served as spokesman for the U.S. State Department and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs during President Jimmy Carter's administration.
- Father of Finn Carter, W. Hodding Carter IV and two other girls-his first son, Charles Jennings Carter, died in infancy (1959).
- Ex-father-in-law of Steven Weber.
- He earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and served in the Marine Corps.
- He grew up in Greenville, Mississippi.
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