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) wrote the authorised biography of J.R.R. Tolkien published by Allen and 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, a day after the anniversary of Tolkien's death. His final resting place is the 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

• Humphrey Carpenter 21 March 1967 (letter from Tolkien)

External links

• Humphrey Carpenter on Wikipedia