Author
Humphrey Carpenter
British writer and broadcaster
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1946
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2005
genre: children's literature, biography, historical non-fiction
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
language of expression: 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.
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8The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
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author: Humphrey Carpenter, Mari Prichard