"critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but gradually took the role of frontwoman as drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums. While the Carpenters were on hiatus in the late 1970s, she recorded a solo album, which was never released during her lifetime. Carpenter had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which was little known at the time, and was briefly married in the early 1980s. She died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness; her death led to increased visibility and awareness"
"Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was part of the duo the Carpenters alongside her brother Richard. She was praised for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were viewed positively by contemporary musicians and peers. Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school, and joined the Long Beach State choir after graduating. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed in 1969, achieving commercial and"
"the age of 79. They had three children, including Matthew Ramone, general manager of Phil Ramone Incorporated. Karen Kamon Karen Ichiuji-Ramone, known by her stage name Karen Kamon, is an American singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance of ""Manhunt"" on the soundtrack to the movie ""Flashdance."" She also sang ""Squeeze Play"" on the soundtrack to the movie ""D.C. Cab"" and provided character voices for the movie ""Oliver & Company."" In television, she appeared in one episode of the U.S. TV series ""T.J. Hooker."" She is listed as a production associate on Karen Carpenter's solo album"
"death. Following the cancellation of her solo album and her marriage to Tom Burris on August 31, 1980, Karen decided to record a new album with Richard, who had now recovered from his addiction and was ready to continue their career. The Carpenters produced their final television special in 1980, called """", with guest stars Ella Fitzgerald and John Davidson. Karen's outfit for the show was designed by Bill Belew, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for best costume design. He had also designed her wedding dress. On June 16, 1981, the Carpenters released what would become their final"
"public appearance was on January 11, 1983, for a photo session celebrating 25 years of the Grammy Awards. On February 1, 1983, Karen and Richard met for dinner and discussed future plans for the Carpenters, including a return to touring. On February 3, Karen visited her parents, and discussed finalizing her divorce from Burris. The following morning, her mother found her lying unresponsive on the floor of a walk-in closet, and she was rushed to hospital. After Richard and his parents spent 20 minutes in a waiting room, a doctor entered and told them Karen had died. The autopsy stated"
"hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to twelve top-10 singles. They have sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain; Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaaludes, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa. Their career together ended in 1983 following Karen's death from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Though the Carpenters were criticized"
"her enthusiasm. ""Beechwood 4-5789"" would be issued as the fourth single from ""Made in America"" on March 2, 1982, Karen Carpenter's thirty-second birthday. The track debuted on the A/C chart in ""Billboard"" dated March 27, 1982 and entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 dated April 24, 1982 at number 83 becoming the twenty-seventh single by the Carpenters to reach the Hot 100, all the group's singles since their major label debut in 1969 having appeared on the chart. The last single release by the Carpenters prior to Karen Carpenter's February 4, 1983 death, ""Beechwood 4-5789"" did not become a major hit,"
"of several works that documented her work with anorexic subjects. Her best known work was ""The Golden Cage: the Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa"", published in 1978. This book drew on material in ""Eating Disorders"" in a publication aimed at a lay readership. It sold 150,000 copies and is recognized as one of the earliest publications that created a wider awareness of anorexia nervosa beyond the medical profession. Karen Carpenter was a popular American vocal and drummer musician. Her death on February 4, 1983, was attributed to heart failure as a consequence of anorexia nervosa. Public awareness of anorexia nervosa and"
"The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story is an American made-for-television biographical film about singer Karen Carpenter and the brother-and-sister pop music duo of which she was a part, the Carpenters. The film aired on CBS on January 1, 1989. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it starred Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter, and Mitchell Anderson as her brother, Richard Carpenter, who served as a producer for the film as well as of the musical score. The movie begins with the collapse of Karen Carpenter in the closet of her parents' home in Downey, California, on February 4, 1983. She is"
"the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. She slipped into a coma and died on September 6, 1952, aged 54. Her autopsy revealed liver cancer. On the day of her funeral, the performance of ""The King and I"" was cancelled. The lights of Broadway and the West End were dimmed; she was buried in the ball gown she wore during Act 2. Carpenter assumed the role of Anna and went on to play it for 620 performances. Other Annas during the run included Holm, Annamary Dickey and Patricia Morison. Although Brynner later boasted of never missing a show, he missed several, once when stagehands"
"retired in 2013 and died January 24, 2014 after a year-long fight with cancer. Since her death Carpenter has traveled and worked on book projects. Among Carpenter's works are eleven Conan novels published by Tor Books. He has also written the science fiction novel ""Fatal Strain"", later re-titled ""Biohacker"", the historical fiction novel ""Lusitania Lost"", and a number of short stories, articles and poems. Carpenter's writing has been published in the magazines ""Amazing Stories"", ""Asimov's Science Fiction"", ""Eldrich Tales"", and ""2AM"", as well as the anthologies ""Dark Lessons"" (1985), ""L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume I"" (1985),"
"of the film. The film was withdrawn from circulation in 1990 after Haynes lost a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Karen's brother and musical collaborator, Richard Carpenter. The film's title is derived from The Carpenters' 1971 hit, ""Superstar"". Over the years ""Superstar"" has developed into a cult film, and is included in ""Entertainment Weekly""s 2003 list of top 50 cult movies. The film follows Karen Carpenter from the time of her ""discovery"" in 1966, her quick rise to stardom, to her untimely death by cardiac arrest (secondary to anorexia nervosa) in 1983. It begins in Karen's parents' home in Downey,"
"thousand mourners attended, among them her friends Dorothy Hamill, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark, Dionne Warwick and Herb Alpert. On October 12, 1983, the Carpenters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Richard, Harold and Agnes Carpenter attended the inauguration, as did many fans. Karen's death brought media attention to anorexia nervosa and related conditions such as bulimia nervosa, which were little known about at the time. Following Karen's death, Richard has continued to produce recordings of the duo's music, including several albums of previously unreleased material and numerous compilations. The posthumous ""Voice of the Heart"" was released in"
"Karen Karnes Karen Karnes (November 17, 1925 – July 12, 2016) was an American ceramist, best known for her earth-toned stoneware ceramics.[1] She was born in 1925 in New York City, where she attended art schools for children. Her garment worker parents were Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, and the family lived in the Bronx Coops. Karen was influenced in many ways by her parents' communist philosophies, and has professed respect for working in small communities. [citation needed] Karnes applied for and was accepted to the La Guardia High School. As a child she was surrounded by urban realities and"
"LP as a duo, ""Made in America"". The album sold around 200,000 copies and spawned the hit, ""Touch Me When We're Dancing"", which reached No. 16 on the Hot 100. It also became their fifteenth and final number one Adult Contemporary hit. The album also produced three other singles, including ""(Want You) Back in My Life Again"", ""Those Good Old Dreams"", and a remake of the Motown hit ""Beechwood 4-5789"". The singles fared well on the adult contemporary charts. ""Beechwood 4-5789"", the last single by the Carpenters to be released in Karen's lifetime, on her 32nd birthday. The album concluded"
"off, all the better to get accustomed to his changed fortunes."" On October 12, 1983, eight months after Karen's death, the Carpenter family celebrated the unveiling of The Carpenters' new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Carpenter said in his speech, ""This is a sad day, but at the same time a very special and beautiful day to my family and [me]. My only regret is that Karen is not physically here to share it with us, but I know that she is very much alive in our minds, and in our hearts."" On June 26, 1986, Carpenter started"
"1982. The session took place during a two-week break in her anorexia therapy with psychotherapist Steven Levenkron in New York City. Though Richard was concerned about her health, he still thought her voice sounded as good as ever. Carpenter released her first solo record, ""Looking For Love"" / ""I'll Be Yours"" in 1967 on Osborn's Magic Lamp label. Only 500 copies were pressed, and the label folded shortly afterwards. In 1979, while Richard took a year off to treat his addiction to Quaaludes, Karen decided to make a solo album with producer Phil Ramone. These sessions produced music that was"
"Murder of Melanie Carpenter Melanie Carpenter (April 22, 1971 – January 6, 1995) was a Canadian 23-year-old woman who was abducted and murdered in British Columbia, on January 6, 1995. Carpenter was taken from her workplace in Surrey and found dead in the Fraser Canyon several weeks later, and the prime suspect, Fernand Auger, committed suicide before arrest. On January 6, 1995, Melanie Carpenter, a 23-year-old woman from Surrey, British Columbia, had received suspicious phone calls from a man feigning interest in a business deal. Later that day, Carpenter was abducted from where she was working alone at a tanning"
"songs sound like she was staring directly into your eyes"", Carpenter's death brought media attention to conditions such as anorexia nervosa. Her family started the Karen A. Carpenter Memorial Foundation, which raised money for research on anorexia nervosa and eating disorders. Carpenter is known to fans as ""Lead Sister"". This originated from a mispronunciation of ""lead singer"" by a Japanese journalist in 1974, and she later wore a T-shirt with the nickname during live shows. The 43-minute film """" (1987) was directed by Todd Haynes, and featured Barbie dolls as the characters. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1990, after"
"Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a 1987 American short biographical film portraying the last 17 years of singer Karen Carpenter's life. Directed by Todd Haynes, the film uses Barbie dolls as actors, as well as documentary and artistic footage. ""Superstar"" was co-written and co-produced by Haynes and Cynthia Schneider, with an unauthorized soundtrack consisting mostly of the hit songs of The Carpenters. ""Superstar"" was filmed over a ten day period at Bard College in the summer of 1985. Barry Ellsworth collaborated on the film and was the cinematographer for the Barbie themed interior segments"
"""Horizon""). Ten singles were certified gold by the RIAA, and twenty-two peaked in the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Posthumous releases Notes Citations Sources The Carpenters The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings of Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials. The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano"
"Karen Carpenter (album) Karen Carpenter is the only solo album by singer/drummer Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters, recorded in 1979-80 and released by A&M Records in 1996. It has sold around 1 million copies worldwide. The album was recorded in New York with producer Phil Ramone in 1979 and 1980, during the time that her brother Richard was being treated for an addiction to Quaaludes. Some of the songs from the album were later featured on the Carpenters' 1989 compilation ""Lovelines"" and later releases. In the liner notes, Karen dedicated the project to her brother ""To Richard, with all my"
"and National Public Radio. Paul McCartney has said she was ""the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive"", while Herb Alpert said she was ""the type of singer who would sit in your lap and sing in your ear"". Shortly after Karen's death, a film archivist discovered some rare footage of an early Carpenters' television appearance. The archivist contacted Richard Carpenter and the two began viewing more footage which he had found. When the British division of A&M Records learned of the discoveries, they suggested the footage be turned into a video for home viewing. The finished"
"Cult Movies. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a 1987 American short biographical film portraying the last 17 years of singer Karen Carpenter's life. Directed by Todd Haynes, the film uses Barbie dolls as actors, as well as documentary and artistic footage. ""Superstar"" was co-written and co-produced by Haynes and Cynthia Schneider, with an unauthorized soundtrack consisting mostly of the hit songs of The Carpenters. ""Superstar"" was filmed over a ten day period at Bard College in the summer of 1985. Barry Ellsworth collaborated on the film and was the cinematographer for the Barbie themed"
"public platform in Bristol, supporting the ""Bristol and West of England Society for Women’s Suffrage"". She was invited for an interview with Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale at Windsor Castle in 1868. Carpenter never married, but she did adopt a five-year-old girl, Rosanna in 1858. She died, in her sleep, at the Red Lodge in June 1877 and was buried at Arnos Vale Cemetery. Her funeral cortège was half a mile long. A public meeting in October 1877 raised £2,700 to be spent on her reform schools and a memorial in Bristol Cathedral. The reformatory school in Kingswood was active"
"at Downey United Methodist Church. Approximately one thousand mourners attended, including her friends Dorothy Hamill, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark and Dionne Warwick. Thomas Burris also attended, and threw his wedding ring into her casket. Carpenter was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California. In 2003 her body was moved, to be placed with her parents in a mausoleum at the Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California. An autopsy released on March 11, 1983, ruled out drug or medication overdose, attributing death to ""emetine cardiotoxicity due to or as a consequence of anorexia nervosa""."
"Carrington died on 25 May 2011, aged 94, in a hospital in Mexico City, as a result of complications arising from pneumonia. Carrington stated that: ""I painted for myself...I never believed anyone would exhibit or buy my work."" She was not interested in the writings of Sigmund Freud, as were other Surrealists in the movement. She instead focused on magical realism and alchemy and used autobiographical detail and symbolism as the subjects of her paintings. Carrington was interested in presenting female sexuality as she experienced it, rather than as that of male surrealists’ characterization of female sexuality. Carrington’s work of"
"film was sympathetic to Karen, especially in regards to her anorexia, but much of that sympathy was gained by making the other characters unsympathetic. Karen's parents, Harold and Agnes, were portrayed as overly controlling, attempting to keep Karen living at home even after she turned twenty-five. Agnes was portrayed as unaware of the extent of Karen's problem with anorexia. The duo's initial meeting with A&M Records owner Herb Alpert was inter-cut with stock footage of Vietnam War scenes. Richard Carpenter was portrayed as a rampant perfectionist who frequently sided with his parents against Karen, and he was also depicted as"
"help of donations from a large pottery sale, Karen rebuilt her country house and studio. She received a graduate fellowship from Alfred University, and more recently won a gold medal for the consummate craftsmanship from The American Craft Council.[5] Her work is displayed in numerous galleries and permanent collections worldwide. Karen Karnes Karen Karnes (November 17, 1925 – July 12, 2016) was an American ceramist, best known for her earth-toned stoneware ceramics.[1] She was born in 1925 in New York City, where she attended art schools for children. Her garment worker parents were Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, and the"
"The Carpenters The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings of Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials. The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and"
"An Old-Fashioned Christmas An Old-Fashioned Christmas is the second Christmas album and posthumous twelfth studio album by American music duo Carpenters, released on September 28, 1984 and after the death of singer and drummer Karen Carpenter. The album project had its genesis in several unused tracks from the Carpenters' previous Christmas album, 1978's ""Christmas Portrait"". Richard Carpenter took these tracks and recorded new material around them, and this album was the end result. The album (in its original LP and cassette form) includes the slow version of ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"" (a faster version appeared on the ""Christmas"
"of eating disorders. Her work continues to attract praise, including being listed in ""Rolling Stone""s 100 greatest singers of all time. Karen Anne Carpenter was born on March 2, 1950, in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Agnes Reuwer (née Tatum, March 5, 1915 – November 10, 1996) and Harold Bertram Carpenter (November 8, 1908 – October 15, 1988). Harold had been born in Wuzhou, China, where his own parents were missionaries and he was educated at boarding schools in England, before working in the printing business. Carpenter's elder brother Richard developed an interest in music at an early age,"
"hurt in the accident. She finished two pictures after that, but it was too much. She had been dieting and not eating right, to keep her weight down, and all of those things were just too much."" Mrs. Kerr soon after would take Katherine home, and Dr. Parkin would continue to care for her. Eventually, Katherine's condition worsened, and she required complete care, something her mother could no longer provide. She was admitted to the Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino County, where she lived for the rest of her life. She died, as Katherine Kerr, April 2, 1937, age"