Anne Rice

Anne Rice
Anne Rice in 2006
Born	Howard Allen Frances O'Brien (1941-10-04)October 4, 1941 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2021(2021-12-11) (aged 80) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Pen name	Anne Rampling, A. N. Roquelaure
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	San Francisco State University
Genre	Gothic fiction, horror, Erotica, Christian fiction, Fantasy
Spouse	Stan Rice (m. 1961–2002, his death)
Children	Michele Rice (1966-1972) Christopher Rice (born 1978)
Relatives	Alice Borchardt (sister)
Website
www.annerice.com

Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of horror/fantasy novels. Interview with the Vampire and The Queen of the Damned are among her best-known works. She wrote four series, including The Vampire Chronicles and Christ the Lord.

Rice was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Irish Roman Catholic parents. One of her sisters was novelist Alice Borchardt (1939–2007). Rice was married to poet Stan Rice (1942–2002) from 1961 his death. They had a daughter, Michele (1966–1972) and a son, novelist Christopher (born 1978).

Rice died on December 11, 2021, of complications from a stroke. She was 80.^[1]

1. ↑ "Anne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80". Associated Press. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.