Karen Carpenter obituary

Title

Karen Carpenter obituary

Genre

News report; Obituary

TX Date

4 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Obituary of 32-year-old singer Karen Carpenter of US pop group The Carpenters, formed with her brother Richard, who has died from cardiac arrest believed to have been brought on by other medical conditions, possibly anorexia nervosa. With short music extracts. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Popular music; Singers; Heart arrest; Pop groups; Anorexia nervosa; Karen Carpenter; The Carpenters; Richard Carpenter

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