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*[[1977]]: [[:File:Sunday Telegraph Magazine (11-9-1977).jpg|''Sunday Telegraph Magazine'' (11/9/1977)]] | *[[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]]" | **"[[:File:Humphrey Carpenter - A World of His Own.jpg|A World of His Own]]" | ||
*[[1977]]:[[Mallorn 10]] | *[[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. | **“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 | *[[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]]" | ** "[[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]] | * [[1988]]: [[Amon Hen 91|''Amon Hen'' 91]] | ||
** “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by Humphrey Carpenter Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,” | ** “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by Humphrey Carpenter Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,” | ||
*[[2001]]: ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', 25 November | *[[2001]]: ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', 25 November |
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Humphrey Carpenter | |
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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
- 1971: Music Drama in Schools
- 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
- 1984: The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Articles
- 1977: Sunday Telegraph Magazine (11/9/1977)
- 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
- 1988: 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, Issue 78
- "The 'idol' speaks"
See also
- Letter to Humphrey Carpenter (letter from Tolkien)
- The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)