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Robert James Waller was an American writer, poet, musician and photographer best known for his 1992 novel The Bridges of Madison County. The novel, about a photographer who has an affair with a married woman in Iowa in 1965, was a major commercial success selling over 50 million copies worldwide. It was also adapted into a 1995 film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Waller studied at the University of Northern Iowa and later taught there before moving to Texas in the mid-1990s. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 77, having established himself as one of the bestselling authors of the 20th century due to the success of The Bridges of Madison County.
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- 1. ROBERT JAMES WALLER An Introduction by Cherie Dargan, Webmaster for www.cfauthorsfestival.org
- 2. Robert James Waller • Robert James Waller August 1, 1939-March 10, 2017 • Studied at UNI • Later, he taught courses in management & economics • Became a Dean
- 3. Life in Cedar Falls • Writer, poet, musician & photographer • Busy Academic • Married first wife • Played in a band • His house, 3011 Winter Ridge Road
- 4. Break out novel, Bridges
- 5. The story BEHIND the book • Waller told The Des Moines Register in 1992 that “Bridges” was “written” in his mind as he drove from Des Moines to Cedar Falls after photographing the covered bridges in Madison County. • http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/books/robert- james-waller-author-of-the-bridges-of-madison-county- has-died-at-77-1.13243062
- 6. Bestselling book to movie • The Associated Press reports that Waller famously wrote Bridges in just 11 days. The novel, about a photographer who falls in love with a war bride in Italy, also became a successful Clint Eastwood movie that made $182 million in 1995. The book was first published in 1992. • The novel is one of the bestselling books of the 20th century, with 50 million copies sold worldwide. • It has also been adapted into a feature film in 1995 and a musical in 2013. • Waller also recorded an album of music--called The Ballads of Madison County in 1993.
- 7. Move to Texas, Mid 90s • Waller and his first wife moved to West Texas where they bought a 1,200 acre ranch named Firelight. • It is not far from Alpine, a small town of around 6,000
- 8. Wonderful article w 5 videos • https://tinyurl.com/lxx6l2t • Five Fast Facts from Heavy.com • After his death in March, many articles praised his writing. • Embeds 5 Videos, which consist of several interviews, and making of the album following up to the movie. • Also includes quotes from our own Rosemary Beach & Scott Cawelti.
- 9. Waller with CF Folks! Waller with Rosemary & Bob Beach, 2007 Waller with Scott C. & Gary K., 2011
- 10. More Pictures
- 11. Works by Robert James Waller • Novels • The Bridges of Madison County (1992) • Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend (1993) • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (1995) • Border Music (1995) • A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County (2002) • High Plains Tango (2005) • The Long Night of Winchell Dear (2007)
- 12. Works by Robert James Waller, cont. • Collections • Just Beyond the Firelight (1988) • Non-fiction • One Good Road is Enough (1990) • Iowa: Perspectives on Today and Tomorrow (1991) • Old Songs in a New Café (1994) • Images (1994) • The Summer Nights Never End...Until They Do: Life, Liberty, and the Lure of the Short-Run (2012) • Music • The Ballads of Madison County: A Collection of Songs