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'''Humphrey Carpenter''' (1946 - 2005)
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'''Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter''' ([[29 April]] [[1946]] – [[4 January]]  [[2005]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s authorised biographer.


Carpenter wrote the Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien published by [[Allen and Unwin]] in 1977, as well as helped edit [[Tolkien's Letters]] (1981). He died at the young age of 58 from heart failure.
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]]).


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===
*[[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]]"
*[[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]]"
* [[2003]]: [[Christian History 78|''Christian History'', Issue 78]]
** "The 'idol' speaks"
===Other===
*[[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]]
==See also==
*[[Humphrey Carpenter 21 March 1967]] (letter from Tolkien)
==External links==
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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

Other

See also

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