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Anne Rice

1941 - 2021

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Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible fiction. She is best known for writing The Vampire Chronicles. She later adapted the first volume in the series into a commercially successful eponymous film, Interview with the Vampire (1994). Born in New Orleans, Rice spent much of her early life in the city before moving to Texas, and later to San Francisco. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne Rice is the 1,181st most popular writer (down from 1,143rd in 2019), the 1,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,349th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Writer.

Anne Rice is most famous for her novels, The Vampire Chronicles, which she published from 1976 to 2003.

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Among writers, Anne Rice ranks 1,181 out of 7,302. Before her are Cosmas of Prague, Sophia Tolstaya, Khaled Hosseini, Michel Butor, Cai Yan, and Sami Frashëri. After her are Lin Yutang, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Donna Leon, Bernardino de Sahagún, Joanot Martorell, and Zachris Topelius.

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Among people born in 1941, Anne Rice ranks 100. Before her are Toyo Ito, Stephen Frears, Vladimir Voronin, Hisao Kami, Hagen Kleinert, and Michael Stuart Brown. After her are Josip Skoblar, Sigmar Polke, Eduardo Duhalde, Otis Redding, Robert Pine, and Eric Burdon. Among people deceased in 2021, Anne Rice ranks 79. Before her are Milva, Rodney Alcala, Kenneth Kaunda, Hal Holbrook, Lina Wertmüller, and Abimael Guzmán. After her are Larry King, Noah Gordon, Lee Evans, Walter Mondale, Larry Flynt, and Kim Yong-ju.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anne Rice ranks 1,679 out of 20,380. Before her are Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Garry Marshall (1934), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), George Read (1733), Dean Reed (1938), and Chris Columbus (1958). After her are Loie Fuller (1862), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Mark Harmon (1951), Donna Leon (1942), and Tony Shalhoub (1953).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Anne Rice ranks 134. Before her are Will Durant (1885), Walter Lippmann (1889), John Dickson Carr (1906), Jean Webster (1876), Irving Stone (1903), and Danielle Steel (1947). After her are Donna Leon (1942), Michael Connelly (1956), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Richard Matheson (1926), Rex Stout (1886), and Irwin Shaw (1913).

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