This article is from the Anne Rice FAQ, by Laura Ann lat13@columbia.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Anne Rice, born Howard Allen (no, she didn't have a sex
change, it's just a name) O'Brien on Oct. 4, 1941 is the
wife of Stan Rice and the mother of Christopher Rice. Known
for her lush, gothic writing style, she is most famous for
her series The Vampire Chronicles, though she has written
many other books. Anne's popularity comes from writing
books that draw the reader into the time and place of the
story. She has also been very influential in changing the
old myths and stories of the supernatural (Newsweek cited
Anne's work as the reason why the movie of Bram Stoker's
Dracula deviated so much from the original book).
 
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