Humphrey Carpenter (1946–2005)
Author of Tolkien: A Biography
About the Author
Humphrey Carpenter is the award-winning author of biographies of Dennis Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, and Ezra Pound. He broadcasts regularly on BBC radio. Carpenter is married with two children and lives in Oxford, England
Image credit: Humphrey Carpenter, 1994
Series
Works by Humphrey Carpenter
Ghostclusters 1 copy
Associated Works
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (1889) — Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 7,707 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Carpenter, Humphrey
- Legal name
- Carpenter, Humphrey William Bouverie
- Birthdate
- 1946-04-29
- Date of death
- 2005-01-04
- Burial location
- Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- heart failure
Parkinson's disease - Places of residence
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Education
- The Dragon School, Oxford
Marlborough College
Keble College, University of Oxford (BA) - Occupations
- radio broadcaster
biographer
jazz musician
writer - Relationships
- Prichard, Caradog (father-in-law)
Prichard, Mari (wife) - Organizations
- BBC
- Awards and honors
- Tolkien Society Gold Badge
E. M. Forster Award (1984)
Somerset Maugham Award (1978)
Duff Cooper Memorial Prize (1988)
Members
Reviews
Lists
Best Biographies (2)
Tolkien Studies (2)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 56
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 6,271
- Popularity
- #3,911
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 60
- ISBNs
- 264
- Languages
- 16
- Favorited
- 1
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography is immensely readable, and paints a wonderful portrait of a man who in my opinion, is the most important literary figure of the 20th century.… (more)