Background
Robert was born on March 12, 1940, in Sioux Center, Iowa, United States. Son of Alfred William and Elizabeth (Clarke) Smith.
Robert was born on March 12, 1940, in Sioux Center, Iowa, United States. Son of Alfred William and Elizabeth (Clarke) Smith.
Student, Drake University, 1960. Bachelor, University Iowa, 1962. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1963.
Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1966.
Instructor English Valparaiso (Indiana) University, 1963-1965, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1966-1969, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1969-1970. Senior editor Today's Health, Chicago, 1971-1973. Associate travel editor Saturday Review, San Francisco, 1973.
Managing editor The Great Escape, Mill Valley, California, 1973-1974, Columbia Journalism Review, New York City, 1974-1978, television Guide, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1979-1989. Associate in journalism Graduate School, Columbia University, 1976-1978. Lecturer journalism Temple University, 1985-1987.
Married Marjorie Fairchild Heyne, December 25, 1965 (divorced). 1 son, Geoffrey; married Suzan Leigh Morrow, December 30, 1969 (divorced). Married Lorene E. Cary, August 27, 1983.
1 child, Laura.