![]() ![]() ![]() In 1975, at the peak of her career, she weighed only 88 pounds. As their fame increased, the group’s drummer and lead vocalist appeared in public looking more and more exhausted. Richard had become addicted to sleeping pills, and Karen suffered from an illness that, at that time, was not well understood. government.ĭespite their success and their pristine public image, both siblings were fighting their own private battles. A forceful (and somewhat conservative) response by the establishment to the musical stars who emerged in the sixties and who sang in protest of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Karen and Richard Carpenter, two sober and talented siblings raised in California, became America’s children. Two years later, in 1972, they were invited to play at the White House by President Richard Nixon, a self-confessed fan of the group. From there, they became a success, managing to reach the top of the sales charts with each new single. A year later, they reached number 1 on the Billboard chart with their second album, Close To You. Karen and Richard Carpenter officially formed The Carpenters in 1969, when they signed to the A&M record label. In cases of chronic abuse, ipecac can cause arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, shock, and eventually death. According to the forensic report, the artist’s body contained large doses of ipecac, a medication to induce vomiting in cases of poisoning, but which is usually used by people suffering from eating disorders. For years she had been fighting bulimia as well as anorexia nervosa, an illness that at that time was largely unknown. She arrived at the hospital alive, but her heart couldn’t take much more. ![]() Her death occurred half an hour after the singer was admitted to the medical center due to heart failure.” It was on February 4, 1983, when Karen Carpenter’s mother found her daughter passed out in her room at the family home. Unfortunately this was her last Christmas.The news story that was published in the Culture section of this newspaper barely contained two paragraphs: “Karen Carpenter, who became famous in the world of songs during the 1970s in the duo The Carpenters she formed with her brother Richard, died yesterday at the age of 32. Karen and her father Harold Carpenter, December 1982. Karen Carpenter and her love 'Mush' at the Newville home in Downey, California, December 1982. "This photo is a photo of a photo that I took prior to Karen's wedding." (Photo by Carolyn Arzac) Karen Carpenter, taken at dinner engagement with her then fiancé Tom Burris, August 1980. Karen Carpenter & Olivia Newton-John are enjoying each others company with a little Qualia Bear cake on a boat cruising to Catalina, California, circa 1980. They are on a boat sailing to Catalina for some weekend fun in the sun, circa 1980. Karen Carpenter & her good friend Olivia Newton-John. Karen Carpenter with Teddy Bear, circa 1980. They show her daily life's moments, especially her last Christmas in 1982. Her work continues to attract praise, including being listed among Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers of all time.Ĭalifornian freelance photographer Carolyn Arzac took these lovely photos of Karen Carpenter from 1980 to 1982. The death of Carpenter led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders. She died on February 4, 1983, at the age of 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness Karen Carpenter had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which was little-known at the time, and was briefly married in the early 1980s. ![]()
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