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An intimate profile of one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century, this first full-length biography of Karen Carpenter details every aspect of her life, from her modest Connecticut upbringing and her rise to stardom in southern California to the real story of her tragic,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Karen Carpenter: Add a description of this character.
- Richard Carpenter: Karen's older brother.
- Harold Carpenter: Karen's father
- Tom Burris
- Roger Nichols
- Karen "Itchie" Ramone: Karen's friend. Wife of record producer Phil Ramone,
- Ed Leffler: Longtime friend and business associate of the Carpenters.
- Phil Ramone: Legendary record producer, married to Karen "Itchie" Ramone
- Agnes Carpenter: Karen's mother
- Sherwin Bash
- John Bettis: Early musical collaborator with Richard
- Herb Alpert
- Olivia Newton-john
- Sedaka
- Jerry Weintraub: Hollywood producer, managed the Carpenters in the 70's.
- Ray Coleman: Carpenter biographer
- Terry Ellis: Cofounder of Chrysalis Records, a boyfriend of Karen
- Daugherty
- Frank Bonito: Childhood neighbor and friend of the Carpenter family.
- Frank Pooler: College choral teacher, maverick
- Barry Morrow: Screenwriter
- Debbie Cuticello: Neighbor to the Carpenter family in the 50's and 60's.
- Osborn
- Mike Curb
- Mary
- Kace
- Wes Jacobs
- Carole Curb
- Frenda Franklin, aka Frenda Leffler: Karen's longtime best friend and closest confidant.
Setting & Locations edit
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Newville
- Southern California
- London
- Japan
- Hollywood
- United States
- America
- Long Beach
- White House
- England
- Europe
- New Haven, Connecticut: The Carpenters' early childhood home. Their neighborhood was the conservative, suburban East Shore Annex.
- Century City
- Riviera
- Baltimore
- Manhattan
- Argentina
- West Coast
- East Coast
- Richmond
- Germany
- Uk
- Downey, CA: The Carpenters' suburban California hometown
First Sentence edit
"I want you to know I did not kill my daughter."
Table of Contents edit
Forward by Dionne Warwick
Author's Note
Prologue: Rainy Days and Rain Man
California Dreamin'
Chopsticks on Barstools
Stand in Line, Try to Climb
Sprinkled Moondust
You Put Us on the Road
Nothing to Hide Behind
America at Its Very Best?
Moving Out
The Collapse
I Need to Be in Love
Just Let Us Know What the Problem Is!
The Bird Has Finally Flown the Coop
Pockets Full of Good Intentions
White Lace and Promises Broken
Beginning of the End
Dancing in the Dark
Too Little, Too Late, Too Soon
Epilogue: A Song for You
Acknowledgements
Selected Discography
Selected Television Apprearances
Notes
Bibliography
Suggested Reading
Index
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781556529764
Page Count: 340
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781556529764
Page Count: 340
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.42164092
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