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Carpenter was the first celebrity casualty of an eating disorder, according to Randy Schmidt, the author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. After her death, however, other public ...

Got an e-mail yesterday about a local author named Randy Schmidt who’s written a book about Karen Carpenter, Little Girl Blue. The book, from the very reputable Chicago Review Press, isn’t officially ...

Parkway, Suite A-120, Plano. July 9 at 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2201 S. I-35 East, Denton. July 10 at noon. In 1989, a casual viewing of a made-for-TV movie changed the life of 13-year-old Randy Schmidt ...

1969 saw the introduction of one of the most iconic musical duos – the Carpenters. This brother and sister act had already been on a whirlwind adventure before they released their first single, but as ...