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    Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and bible fiction. She is best known for writing The Vampire Chronicles .

  2. May 4, 2024 · Anne Rice (born October 4, 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died December 11, 2021, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American author known for her novels about vampires and other supernatural creatures. Her notable books included Interview with a Vampire (1976), which launched the bestselling Vampire Chronicles series.

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  3. Dec 12, 2021 · Anne Rice, the Gothic novelist best known for “Interview With the Vampire,” the 1976 book that in 1994 became a popular film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, died on Saturday at a hospital ...

  4. www.biography.com › authors-writers › anne-riceAnne Rice - Biography

    • Who Is Anne Rice?
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    Author Anne Rice hailed from New Orleans, Louisiana. She gained notoriety as a writer of erotica and vampire novels. Her most popular book, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976 and later made into a movie of the same name, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Rice rediscovered her Catholic faith in 1998 and wrote several books that refle...

    Named Howard after her father, Rice changed her first name to "Anne" in the first grade. She was raised Catholic and attended parochial school during her younger years. In 1958, Rice moved to Richardson, Texas with her family. She graduated from Richardson High School the following year. Rice studied briefly at Texas Women's University and North Te...

    Rice gained a vast cult readership for her supernatural novels. Her first, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976. The book was the first in her popular Vampire Chronicles series, which includes 1985's The Vampire Lestat and 1988's The Queen of the Damned. In 1996, Interview with the Vampire was made into a film starring Tom Cruise and B...

    Shortly before Hurricane Katrina destroyed her beloved New Orleans in 2005, Rice had moved to southern California. She later moved to Palm Desert, California. Rice was married to poet Stan Rice for 41 years, until his death in 2002. Their daughter, Michele, was born in 1966 and died of leukemia in 1972, at the age of five. Their son, Christopher, n...

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  6. Dec 12, 2021 · Anne Rice, author of the gothic novel Interview with the Vampire, has died at the age of 80. The American writer, who sold more than 150 million books, died surrounded by her family on Saturday night.

  7. Dec 15, 2021 · Anne Rice’s Final Interview: ‘I Am Known to Be Passionate’. Share full article. Rebecca Clarke. Dec. 15, 2021. Shortly before the stroke that killed her, the author of the Vampire Chronicles ...

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