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this poor girl weighed less than 90 lbs at 5'7" this of course caused her death because of anorexia. this indeed was a great loss to all of us who enjoyed her singing.
She was 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighed 108 lbs. when she died. She had been down to 79 lbs at one time.
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∙ 13y agoShe was below minimum, and died of essentially self-induced malnutrition, sometimes jocularioly called ( Starvicide) a blend word of starvation and suicide- in effect that is what it was. a psychological induced revulsion towards food- a related problem bears the slang term Chuck Horrors ( chuck, as in the western wagon, meaning Food). the term is accurate.Problem is confined almost entirely to young women.
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∙ 13y agoKaren Anne Carpenter reached a height of five feet four inches tall. The fact that she was 5'4" tall did make it difficult to see her singing while she was seated behind her Ludwig drum set on stage.
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∙ 13y agoToday is February 17, 2011. Karen Anne Carpenter was born on March 2, 1950 (New Haven, Conn.) and died on Feb. 4, 1983 (Downey, CA). She was one month short of her 33 birthday when she passed away. Today, she would be one month short of her 61st birthday.
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Well, today we are in the year 2021. If Karen Carpenter were still alive, she would be 71 years old, the same age as Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA.
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What has Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters been doing since Karen's death?
Karen Carpenter died Feb. 4, 1983 at age 32. Under the anatomical summary, the first item was heart failure, with anorexia as second. The third finding was cachexia, which is extremely low weight and weakness and general body decline associated with chronic disease.
How did Karen carpenter have grandchildren but not children?
Karen Carpenter did Not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godparent, (Godmother) to some children. It a Christian tradition that people, other than the biological parents, can be Godparents to children, as selected by the biological parents. It's like saying someone is a co parent to the actual parent. It probably comes from a time when a person really needed their family to get by, because there were no social programs to fall back on. You probably heard, or read, that Karen Carpenter was a Godmother to some children, and misunderstood it to mean she was a grandmother to some children. Godfather, and Godmother, is a well respected term among Christians, and is not just associated with crime figures. Karen Carpenter never gave birth to any children, (her body afflicted with an eating disorder most of the time, did not even have menstrual periods during much of her adult life), she did not adopt children, and she did not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godmother to some children.
Where is Karen carpenter buried?
Karen Anne Carpenter's crypt is located at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village, CA 91352. To get there take highway 101 to Westlake Village, get off at Lindero Canyon Road exit, go north, turn in the entrance and go directly to the back of the park. It is located on top of a hill, near a tree and a human made creek. It can be seen on Google maps at Find A Grave, Karen Carpenter (new resting place). Karen's previous crypt was located at Forest Lawn, Lincoln Avenue, Crypress, Calif. However, when Richard Carpenter moved from Downey CA to Thousand Oaks, CA, he had the remains of his parents, Harold and Agnes, and his sister, Karen, moved from Crypress to Westlake Village. Westlake Village is a lot nearer to Thousand Oaks than Crypress is.
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Why didn't Richard Carpenter argue for the release of his sister Karen Carpenter's solo album in 1980 after A and M refused to sell it it was released in 1996?
Richard Lynn Carpenter did not like the songs on Karen Carpenter's solo album, [and he felt Phil Ramone's songs sounded too much like over dubbed Carpenters songs, (although Richard Carpenter was greatly influenced by the over dubbing of Les Paul and Mary Ford)]. Richard Carpenter did not do anything to keep the solo album from being released in 1980,however, he did not do anything, (on behalf of his sister), to get it released in 1980. He did spend some money and effort to get it finally released in 1996, sixteen years after it was first submitted to A & M for release, (and 13 years after Karen died on Feb. 4, 1983).
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Why did Karen carpenter get a divorce?
Tom Burris left Karen Carpenter on October 1981 and they never saw her alive again, although they did talk over the phone between 1981 and 1982. Phone conversations which left Karen crying while she was on the phone and for a while after they hung up. As to the reason he left her, there are a lot of possible reasons, but, no outside person probably knows the real answer. Some possible reasons are: Karen was suffering from anorexia and it was too much for Burris to handle. He was having financial problems and he was not a very good at real estate development. They married in haste and they were not really meant for one another. She had a very busy work schedule and Burris wanted a stay at home wife. Burris Might have married Karen for her money. He was married before and his first marriage ended in divorce. After Karen died, almost all of her money went to her parents and her brother. A lot of Burris goods were repossessed after Karen died and he had to live with his 18 year old son.
What has Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters been doing since Karen's death?
Karen Carpenter died Feb. 4, 1983 at age 32. Under the anatomical summary, the first item was heart failure, with anorexia as second. The third finding was cachexia, which is extremely low weight and weakness and general body decline associated with chronic disease.
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How did Karen carpenter have grandchildren but not children?
Karen Carpenter did Not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godparent, (Godmother) to some children. It a Christian tradition that people, other than the biological parents, can be Godparents to children, as selected by the biological parents. It's like saying someone is a co parent to the actual parent. It probably comes from a time when a person really needed their family to get by, because there were no social programs to fall back on. You probably heard, or read, that Karen Carpenter was a Godmother to some children, and misunderstood it to mean she was a grandmother to some children. Godfather, and Godmother, is a well respected term among Christians, and is not just associated with crime figures. Karen Carpenter never gave birth to any children, (her body afflicted with an eating disorder most of the time, did not even have menstrual periods during much of her adult life), she did not adopt children, and she did not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godmother to some children.
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