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'''Humphrey Carpenter''' ([[1946]] - [[2005]]) wrote the Authorised Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien published by [[Allen & Unwin]] in 1977, and helped edit [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]], published in 1981. He died at the young age of 58 from heart failure.
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'''Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter''' ([[29 April]] [[1946]] [[4 January]] [[2005]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s authorised biographer.


==Publications==
In addition to ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'', Carpenter wrote  ''[[The Inklings (book)|The Inklings]]'' and edited ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (with assistance from [[Christopher Tolkien]]).
* ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'' ([[1977]])
* ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' ([[1981]])


He died of heart failure at the age of 58, a day after the anniversary of Tolkien's birth. He is buried in [[Wolvercote Cemetery]].
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==Bibliography==
===Books===
*[[1971]]: ''[[Music Drama in Schools]]''
*[[1977]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]''
*[[1978]]: ''[[The Inklings (book)|The Inklings]]''
*[[1980]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Souvenir booklet commemorating twenty five years of its publication]]''
*[[1981]]: ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''
===Articles===
*[[1977]]: [[:File:Sunday Telegraph Magazine (11-9-1977).jpg|''Sunday Telegraph Magazine'' (11/9/1977)]]
**"[[:File:Humphrey Carpenter - A World of His Own.jpg|A World of His Own]]"
*[[1977]]:[[Mallorn 10]]
**“Table Talk: A Transcript of the After-dinner Speeches at the 1976 Annual General Meeting of the Tolkien Society,”,p. 34-43.
*[[1980]]: ''Minas Tirith Evening-Star'' 9, no. 2 (January 1980), pp.16-17
** "[[A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby|A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois]]"
* [[1988]]:[[Amon Hen 91|''Amon Hen'' 91]]
** “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by Humphrey Carpenter Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,”
*[[2001]]: ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', 25 November
** “Our Brief Encounter,”
* [[2003]]: [[Christian History 78|''Christian History'', Issue 78]]
** "The 'idol' speaks"
==See also==
*[[Letter to Humphrey Carpenter]] (letter from Tolkien)
*[[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]]
==External links==
*{{WP|Humphrey Carpenter}}
*[http://www.audensociety.org/09newsletter.html An Interview with Humphrey Carpenter, 27 April 1992]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/greatlives/team.shtml Humphrey Carpenter Obituary]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076g3d Martin Wainwright interview Humphrey Carpenter]
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/humphrey-carpenter-17973.html Obituary]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00768nc Humphrey Carpenter about Lord Byron]
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Revision as of 13:54, 30 September 2014

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Humphrey Carpenter
Biographical information
Born29 April 1946
Died4 January 2005
OccupationAuthor

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 19464 January 2005) was J.R.R. Tolkien's authorised biographer.

In addition to J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, Carpenter wrote The Inklings and edited The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (with assistance from Christopher Tolkien).

He died of heart failure at the age of 58, a day after the anniversary of Tolkien's birth. He is buried in Wolvercote Cemetery.

Bibliography

Books

Articles

See also

External links