Karen Black

Summary

Karen Black is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Park Ridge^[2]. She was born on July 1, 1939^[3]. She died in Santa Monica^[4]. She died on August 8, 2013^[5]. She worked as an actor^[6], singer^[7], screenwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and composer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,894 views/month, #4,282 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Karen Black was born in Park Ridge^[2].
• Karen Black passed away in Santa Monica^[4].
• Karen Black was born on July 1, 1939^[3].
• Karen Black died on August 8, 2013^[5].
• Burial took place at Eternal Hills Memorial Park^[12].
• Among Karen Black's spouses was L. M. Kit Carson^[13].
• Karen Black was married to Stephen Eckelberry^[14].
• A child of Karen Black was Hunter Carson^[15].
• Karen Black held citizenship in United States^[16].
• English was Karen Black's native language^[17].
• Karen Black's professions included actor^[6].
• Karen Black worked as a singer^[7].
• Karen Black's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• Karen Black's professions included singer-songwriter^[9].
• Karen Black worked as a composer^[10].
• Karen Black's professions included television actor^[18].
• Karen Black's field of work was music composing^[19].
• Karen Black was educated at Maine East High School^[20].
• Karen Black was educated at Northwestern University^[21].
• Karen Black received the Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award^[22].
• Karen Black's religion is recorded as Scientology^[23].
• Karen Black is recorded as female^[24].
• Karen Black's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Karen Black's Commons category is recorded as Karen Black^[26].
• The cause of death was periampullary cancer^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-07-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2013-08-08^[31]

• Genre(s): folk rock, singer-songwriter^[32]

• Community tags: folk rock, scientology, singer-songwriter^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f3d82d5c-4d16-4931-98bd-c5ae6e8aaf12^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Karen Black's place of birth was Park Ridge^[2]. She was born on July 1, 1939^[3]. English was her native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Maine East High School^[20], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37] and Northwestern University^[21], a private university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1851^[40], headquartered in Evanston^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], singer^[7], screenwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], composer^[10], and television actor^[18]. Karen Black's field of work was music composing^[19].

Recognition

Karen Black received the Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award^[22].

Personal Life

Spouses include L. M. Kit Carson^[13], a screenwriter^[42], 1941–2014^[43], of United States^[44] and Stephen Eckelberry^[14], a film director^[45], b. 1961^[46]. A child of Karen Black was Hunter Carson^[15]. Her religion is recorded as Scientology^[23].

Death and Burial

Karen Black died on August 8, 2013^[5]. She died in Santa Monica^[4]. The cause of death was periampullary cancer^[27]. Burial took place at Eternal Hills Memorial Park^[12].

Why It Matters

Karen Black ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,894 views/month, #4,282 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Karen Black born?

Born in Park Ridge^[2], Karen Black…

Where did Karen Black die?

Karen Black passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

Who was Karen Black married to?

Karen Black's spouses include L. M. Kit Carson^[13] and Stephen Eckelberry^[14].

What did Karen Black do for work?

Karen Black worked as actor^[6], singer^[7], screenwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and composer^[10].

Where did Karen Black go to school?

Karen Black was educated at Maine East High School^[20] and Northwestern University^[21].

What awards did Karen Black receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award^[22].