Alice Borchardt | |
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Born | Alice Allen O'Brien October 6, 1939 New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
Died | July 24, 2007 Houston, Texas, US | (aged 67)
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1995–2003 |
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Spouse | Clifford Borchardt |
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Alice Borchardt (née Alice Allen O'Brien; October 6, 1939 – July 24, 2007) was an American writer of historical fiction, fantasy, and horror. She shared a childhood of storytelling in New Orleans with her sister, the novelist Anne Rice, who was two years younger. A nurse by profession, as a writer she nurtured a profound interest in little-known periods of history.