Humphrey Carpenter

Humphrey Carpenter
Biographical information
Born	29 April 1946
Died	4 January 2005
Occupation	Author

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 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

• 1977: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
• 1978: 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: Sunday Telegraph Magazine (11/9/1977)
  • "A World of His Own"
• 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; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois"
• 2003: Christian History, Issue 78
  • "The 'idol' speaks"

Other

• The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)

See also

• Letter to Humphrey Carpenter (letter from Tolkien)

External links

• Humphrey Carpenter at Wikipedia
• An Interview with Humphrey Carpenter, 27 April 1992
• Humphrey Carpenter Obituary
• Martin Wainwright interview Humphrey Carpenter
• Obituary
• [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00768nc Humphrey Carpenter about

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