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Anne Rice, the beloved author behind the 1976 novelInterview with the Vampire, has died. She was 80.
On Saturday evening, Anne’s son, Christopher Rice, announced her death in asocial media statementshared on Facebook.
Christopher said his mother died of complications from a stroke and will be buried in a family mausoleum at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans in a private ceremony.
A public memorial is also planned for sometime next year in the Louisiana city, Christopher added.
In his Facebook statement, Christoper wrote that Anne “left us almost 19 years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died.”
“The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated,” he added.
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Born in New Orleans on Oct. 4, 1941, Anne’s biggest success was her debut novel,Interview with the Vampire. Lestat, the main character in the book, would later become an important part of herThe Vampire Chroniclesseries.
In 1997, Anne’s novel was turned into a film starringTom Cruise,Brad Pitt,Antonio Banderas,Christian Slater, andKirsten Dunst. Anne adapted the screenplay from her book and the film went on to earn two Oscar nominations.
Earlier this year, AMC announced that it had moved ahead with plans for a scripted television series based on Anne’s popular novel, perThe Hollywood Reporter. The show is scheduled to premiere sometime next year.
AlongsideInterview with the Vampire, and it’s subsequent sequels, Anne also penned a pair of historical novels — 1979’sThe Feast of All Saintsand 1982’sCry to Heaven— and an eroticSleeping Beautyseries, among others.
source: people.com
