| 词条 | Robert James Waller |
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| name = Robert James Waller | image = Robert_James_Waller.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Robert James Waller Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|8|1}} | birth_place = Charles City, Iowa,[1] U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|3|10|1939|8|1}} | death_place = Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. | education = University of Northern Iowa, BA '62, MA '64 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington, PhD '68 | occupation = Academic, educator, writer | spouse = Georgia Ann Wiedemeier (1961–1997; divorced); 1 child Linda Bow (2004–2017; his death) | children = Rachel Waller | notable_works = The Bridges of Madison County }} Robert James Waller (August 1, 1939 – March 10, 2017) was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County, an enormously successful book in 1993. He was also a photographer and musician. LifeRobert James Waller Jr. was born in Charles City, Iowa, and grew up in Rockford, Iowa.[1] Waller received his BA ('62) and MA ('64) from University of Northern Iowa (then known as Iowa State Teachers College).[2] He received his PhD in business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 1968. Later that year he returned to UNI and began teaching management and economics, and in 1977 became a full professor. He became dean of the College of Business in 1980 and retired from that position in 1986. It was announced in 2000 that he made a "seven figure" donation to Indiana University.[3] Several of his books have been on the New York Times bestseller list including 1992's The Bridges of Madison County which was the top best-seller in 1993. Both that novel and his 1995 novel, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, have been made into motion pictures. Personal lifeIn 1997, his marriage of 35 years to Georgia ended in divorce. An article in People Magazine noted, "The parallels between Waller's life and his art—his Bridges heroine, farmwife Francesca, sacrifices her chance for happiness with a globe-hopping photographer in order to stay home and shield her loved ones from small-town scandal—haven't been lost on the locals".[4] DeathWaller died on March 10, 2017, at his home in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was 77 and had been battling multiple myeloma.[5] WorksNovels
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References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/books/robert-james-waller-bridges-of-madison-county-author-dies.html|title=Robert James Waller, Author of 'The Bridges of Madison County', Dies at 77|accessdate=March 11, 2017|work=The New York Times}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Waller, Robert James}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/famous-uni-alumni|title=Famous UNI Alumni|publisher=Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa|accessdate=May 17, 2011}} 3. ^Author Waller leaves large estate gift to alma mater, indiana.edu; accessed March 10, 2017. 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Gliatto|first1=Tom|title=Burning Bridges|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20123447,00.html|website=people.com|publisher=People|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-robert-james-waller-20170310-story.html|title='Bridges of Madison County' author Robert James Waller dies at 77|date=March 10, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=March 11, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Images-Robert-James-Waller/dp/0446670316|title=Images|publisher=amazon |accessdate=May 17, 2011}} 16 : 1939 births|2017 deaths|University of Northern Iowa alumni|Kelley School of Business alumni|20th-century American novelists|21st-century American novelists|American male novelists|American romantic fiction novelists|Novelists from Iowa|Atlantic Records artists|People from Floyd County, Iowa|University of Northern Iowa faculty|Deaths from cancer in Texas|Deaths from multiple myeloma|20th-century American male writers|21st-century American male writers |
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