Born: 7 May 1940 · Died: 16 February 1992 · Age at death: 51
How old was Angela Carter when she died?
Angela Carter died aged 51. She was born on 7 May 1940 and died on 16 February 1992.
English novelist and short-story writer best known for The Bloody Chamber, her darkly feminist retellings of classic fairy tales
Did you know?She lived in Japan for several years in the early 1970s, an experience that influenced her writing and perspective on gender roles.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 May 1940
Date of death16 February 1992
Age at death51
Cause of deathLung cancer
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceEastbourne, United Kingdom
Occupationlinguist, screenwriter, novelist
Editor's Take:
Angela Carter rewrote fairy tales with teeth. She grew up in south London and Yorkshire and worked as a journalist before studying English at Bristol. Her early novels won major prizes, and the prize money took her to Japan, where she lived for two years. Her best-known book, The Bloody Chamber, retold stories such as Bluebeard and Little Red Riding Hood from the women's point of view. One of those stories became Neil Jordan's film The Company of Wolves. Her later novels Nights at the Circus and Wise Children mixed comedy, spectacle and magic realism. She died of lung cancer at 51. Her reputation has grown steadily since, and she is now widely studied.
Key Milestones
1967: Publishes The Magic Toyshop
1969: Wins the Somerset Maugham Award and moves to Japan
1979: Publishes The Bloody Chamber
1984: Publishes Nights at the Circus
1991: Publishes her final novel, Wise Children
Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, née Stalker; 7 May 1940 – 16 February 1992), who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and picaresque works.
Angela Carter's birthday is May 7. She was born on May 7, 1940 in Eastbourne, United Kingdom.
How old was Angela Carter when she died?
Angela Carter died on February 16, 1992, aged 51.
Who shares a birthday with Angela Carter?
Famous people who share Angela Carter's May 7 birthday include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Josip Broz Tito, Eva Perón and Władysław Reymont.
