Humphrey Carpenter

Humphrey Carpenter
Biographical information
Born	1946
Died	2005
Occupation	Author

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.

Publications

• J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography (1977)
• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)