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Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo The Carpenters with her older brother Richard. [1] With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a 1987 American experimental biographical film that portrays the last 17 years of singer Karen Carpenter's life, as she struggled with anorexia. Directed by Todd Haynes, the film features archival documentary footage and stop motion animation using Barbie dolls with actors' voiceovers.
Karen Carpenter, pictured in 1981, died on Feb. 4, 1983 from heart failure caused by anorexia. (Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images) (Harry Langdon via Getty Images)
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. After the movie aired, CBS featured Read More About It segment with Richard Carpenter to recommend books associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Karen Carpenter began using the diet in her teens. Karen was 5'4" and 145 pounds when she went on the Stillman Diet in 1967. Karen was 5'4" and 145 pounds when she went on the Stillman Diet in 1967. In 1983, she died of complications related to anorexia nervosa .
1983: Karen Carpenter – American singer, drummer (The Carpenters), aged 32 [1] 1994: Christy Henrich – American gymnast, aged 22 [2] 1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31; 1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22; 1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28 [3]
Steven Levenkron (born 1941) is an American psychotherapist and writer known for his research into anorexia nervosa and self-injury. [1] He lives in New York, where his practice is based. Levenkron started his research in 1970 and later took part in the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. [2]
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. [27] [28] Awareness of anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders was transformed by Carpenter's death.