KAREN CARPENTER DIES AT AGE 32 . . . FEBRUARY 12, 1983

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archive: 1983

’70s POP MUSIC ICON FOUND UNRESPONSIVE; DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Carpenter (click image foe largest view)
Karen Carpenter (click image 2x for largest view)

LOS ANGELES — Karen Carpenter, one-half of the Carpenters, the top-pop duo of the 1970s, died Friday (February 4) of full cardiac arrest at Downey Community Hospital near here. Carpenter, 32, was taken to the hospital at 9:23 a.m. by her parents and brother Richard, and was pronounced dead at 9:51 a.m.

An autopsy is pending though it is known that Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa for which she was first hospitalized several years ago.

The Carpenters signed with A&M in 1969 and went on to cut 11 albums for the label, of which eight went gold. They also reached Billboard’s Hot 100 with all 28 of their singles releases, of which 10 went gold.

(Information and news source: Billboard; February 12, 1983).

The Carpenters
THE CARPENTERS

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