Anne Rice |
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 Anne Rice in 2006 |
Born | Howard Allen Frances O'Brien (1941-10-04)October 4, 1941 New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. |
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Died | December 11, 2021(2021-12-11) (aged 80) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
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Pen name | Anne Rampling, A. N. Roquelaure |
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Occupation | Novelist |
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Nationality | American |
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Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
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Genre | Gothic fiction,horror,Erotica,Christian fiction,Fantasy |
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Spouse | Stan Rice(m. 1961–2002, his death) |
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Children | |
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Relatives | Alice Borchardt (sister) |
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Website |
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www.annerice.com |
Anne Rice (bornHoward Allen O'Brien, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was anAmericanauthor ofhorror/fantasynovels.Interview with theVampire andThe Queen of the Damned are among her best-known works. She wrote four series, includingThe Vampire Chronicles andChrist the Lord.
Rice was born inNew Orleans,Louisiana toIrishRoman Catholic parents. One of her sisters was novelistAlice Borchardt (1939–2007). Rice wasmarried topoetStan Rice (1942–2002) from 1961 his death. They had a daughter, Michele (1966–1972) and a son, novelistChristopher (born 1978).
Rice died on December 11, 2021, of complications from a stroke. She was 80.[1]
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