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Death. Humphrey Carpenter died in 2005 of heart failure, compounded by the Parkinson's disease from which he had suffered for several years. He was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford, also the final resting place of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Jan 19, 2005 · Jan. 19, 2005. Humphrey Carpenter, the English writer, editor, radio broadcaster and musician who wrote intimate biographies of Auden, Pound, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dennis Potter and Spike Milligan, among...
According to Who's Who, Humphrey's own hobbies were sleep, and 'exploring decayed railway junctions'. Let him sleep in peace! Humphrey died on 4 January 2005 after a long illness.
Jul 7, 2024 · 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.
- 29 April 1946
- Author
- 4 January 2005
Jan 7, 2005 · Humphrey Carpenter, the bishop's son who found fame as a biographer and broadcaster, has died aged 58. Mr Carpenter, who lived with his wife Mari Prichard in Farndon Road, north Oxford, revealed...
Death. Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (April 29, 1946 – January 4, 2005) was an English biographer, author, and radio broadcaster, known for writing J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography and editing The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Jan 1, 2005 · In his early fifties he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and his health worsened progressively. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Carpenter's involvement with Tolkien...
