Humphrey Carpenter

1946 - 2005

genre: children's literature, biography, historical non-fiction literature

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Keble College, Dragon School, Marlborough College

occupation: critic, jazz musician, novelist, radio personality, biographer, children's writer, historian, journalist

award received: E. M. Forster Award, Somerset Maugham Award, Duff Cooper Prize

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. Source: Wikipedia (en)