Humphrey Carpenter
From Tolkien Gateway
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| Humphrey Carpenter | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | April 29, 1946 |
| Died | January 4, 2005 |
| Occupation | Author |
Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (April 29, 1946 – January 4, 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.
