Anne Rice, who celebrated her birthday on Oct. 4, is probably best known for The Vampire Chronicles novels. Beginning with “Interview with the Vampire,” they introduced us to the Vampire Lestat. He has been portrayed by Tom Cruise in the film of the 1st novel (1994), & then Stuart Townsend in the film of the 3rd novel, Queen of the Damned (2002). The 2nd novel, The Vampire Lestat, which tells how Lestat became a vampire, has not yet been made into a film.
