Author Anne Rice Dies at 80

By RodneyHatfieldJr for Movies

Anne Rice the author of Interview With the Vampire and an entire library of titles that changed the genre and film as we know it passed away at the age of 80. Rice died Saturday night from complications due to a stroke. Her son Christopher Rice took to social media to share the sad news with all of her many fans.


The attachment was from Anne Rice’s personal Facebook. In which Christopher first broke the news.


“Dearest People of Page. This is Anne’s son Christopher and it breaks my heart to bring you this sad news. Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke. She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt. As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, awash in memories of a life that took us from the fog-laced hills of the San Francisco Bay Area to the magical streets of New Orleans to the twinkling vistas of Southern California. As she kissed Anne goodbye, her younger sister Karen said, “What a ride you took us on, kid.” I think we can all agree. Let us take comfort in the shared hope that Anne is now experiencing firsthand the glorious answers to many great spiritual and cosmic questions, the quest for which defined her life and career. Throughout much of her final years, your contributions to this page brought her much joy, along with a profound sense of friendship and community. Anne will be interred in our family’s mausoleum at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans in a private ceremony. Next year, a celebration of her life will take place in New Orleans. This event will be open to the public and will invite the participation of her friends, readers, and fans who brought her such joy and inspiration throughout her life.“


Rice was born in 1941 in New Orleans. It is there that she gave life to her memorable characters like Lestat the vampire. Rice’s work was singular, as distinct as her fingerprint. Rice still has two series coming to AMC. Both Lives of The Mayfair Witches and The Vampire Chronicles are set to be brought to life via the platform soon.

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