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Robert James Waller was born on August 1, 1939, in Charles City, Iowa.
* He grew up in Rockford, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in business education.
* He earned a master's degree in education from the same university and a doctorate in business administration from Indiana University.
* He taught at the University of Northern Iowa from 1968 to 1986, and served as dean of the university's business school from 1980 to 1986.
* He published his first novel, The Bridges of Madison County, in 1992.
* The novel was a critical and commercial success, and was adapted into a film in 1995.
* Waller published five more novels, all of which were bestsellers.
* He died on March 10, 2017, at the age of 77.