DECEMBER 17, 1982 – Karen Carpenter made her last live appearance with The Carpenters when they performed at the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California, singing Christmas carols for her godchildren, their classmates who attended the school, and other friends. On January 11, 1983, Karen made her last public appearance at a photo session of past Grammy Award winners to celebrate the award’s 25th anniversary. Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder of which little was known about at the time. She died at the age of 32 from heart failure, on February 4, 1983 caused by complications related to her illness.
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