
Last updated: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
American TV chef ROBERT CARRIER died in the south of France yesterday morning (27JUN06). He was 82.
The New York-born star discovered his love for cooking when serving with the US Army during World War II in France, where he met a St Tropez chef called FIFINE.
During his long career, Carrier wrote over 20 cookery books and had his own TV show CARRIER'S KITCHEN in the 1970s.
His last book, GREAT DISHES OF SPAIN, was published in 1999.
A friend LIZ GRACE told the Press Association agency Carrier was admitted to hospital near his French Riviera home on Tuesday after a short illness.
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