• R.I.P. Bruce Roberts, 93, writer & photographer of books on ghosts

    From Lenona@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 26 17:36:09 2023
    https://www.outerbankslighthousesociety.org/in_memoriam-bruce.html
    (obituary)

    What I posted in 2020 (edited):

    Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he lived in Morehead City, North Carolina.

    Also known for his travel photography and photos of lighthouses.

    Not to be confused with the 70-ish singer-songwriter!

    From "Contemporary Authors":

    CAREER:
    Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Fla., reporter, 1954-55; editor and publisher of weekly newspapers, Lumberton Post, Lumberton, N.C., and Scottish Chief, Maxton, N.C., 1956-58; Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, N.C., staff photographer, 1959-61; director of
    photography for Wilmington, Del., newspapers, 1962-63; free-lance photographer for magazines and books, 1963-78; Southern Living (magazine), Birmingham, Ala., director of photography, 1978--. Director, Carolina Illustrated, Inc. (photographic service).


    AWARDS:
    Named Southern Photographer of the Year, 1959 and 1961; first place awards in National Press Photographers Association news pictures competition, 1959, 1960, and 1961; Where Time Stood Still: A Portrait of Appalachia chosen by the New York Times
    editorial board as one of the outstanding children's books of 1970.


    http://brucerobertsphotography.com/bio.html
    (longish bio, with photo)

    https://www.facebook.com/brucerobertsphotography/

    https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00122/cah-00122.html
    (short bio plus "Guide to the Bruce Roberts Photographic Archive,
    1948-1989")

    https://peoplepill.com/people/bruce-roberts-4/
    (another bio, with his early photo of Elvis)

    https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2014/11/10/photographer-recalls-capturing-nc-in-pictures/30971118007/
    (article from 2014: "Photographer recalls capturing N.C. in pictures")

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Roberts_(photographer)

    https://www.google.com/search?q=%22bruce+roberts%22+books&rlz=1CAFIXM_enUS887&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxo7WW5rjnAhUr2FkKHYyYA0sQ_AUoA3oECA4QBQ&biw=1920&bih=953
    (book covers)

    https://www.google.com/search?q=%22bruce+roberts%22+ghosts&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiM6MKX5rjnAhXNAt8KHUXqATAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=%22bruce+roberts%22+ghosts&gs_l=img.3...21267.22374..22510...0.0..0.73.405.6......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i8i30j0i24.l4HgagR0wsI&
    ei=YNw5Xoy4I82F_AbF1IeAAw&bih=953&biw=1920&rlz=1CAFIXM_enUS887
    (covers of the ghost books)

    https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bruce-nancy-roberts/americas-most-haunted-places/
    (Kirkus review of "America's Most Haunted Places")

    https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/25736.Bruce_Roberts
    (reader reviews)

    https://www.google.com/search?q=bruce+roberts+photographer&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEseKh5bjnAhXSjFkKHZtHDUgQ_AUoA3oECBEQBQ&biw=1920&bih=953
    (videos)


    WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

    * (Coauthor) Light House Families, Crane Hill Publications, 1997.

    * (Editor) The Face of North Carolina, illustrated with
    photographs by the author and others, McNally & Loftin, 1962.

    * The Carolina Gold Rush: America's First, illustrated with
    photographs by the author and others, McNally & Loftin, 1971, 2nd
    edition, 1972.


    With Nancy Roberts; self-illustrated with photographs:

    * Where Time Stood Still: A Portrait of Appalachia, Crowell-
    Collier, 1970.

    * This Haunted Land, McNally & Loftin, 1970.

    * Ghosts and Specters: Ten Supernatural Stories from the Deep
    South, Doubleday, 1974.

    * Ghosts of the Wild West, Doubleday, 1976.

    * America's Most Haunted Places, Doubleday, 1976.


    Photographer:

    * W. J. McNally, Harper's Ferry in Pictures, McNally (Charlotte,
    N.C.), 1960.

    * David Stick, The Cape Hatteras Seashore, McNally & Loftin, 1964,
    revised edition, 1973; Frances Griffin, Old Salem in Pictures, McNally
    & Loftin, 1966.

    * Malcolm Boyd and Eric Sevareid, You Can't Kill the Dream
    (contains Reflections by Boyd and The American Dream by Sevareid),
    John Knox, 1968.

    * Joel Rothman, At Last to Ocean: The Story of the Endless Cycle
    of Water, Crowell-Collier, 1971.

    * John Foster West, This Proud Land: The Blue Ridge Mountains,
    McNally & Loftin, 1974.


    Photographer for books by N. Roberts:

    * An Illustrated Guide to Ghosts and Mysterious Occurrences in the
    Old North State, Heritage House, 1959, 2nd edition, McNally & Loftin,
    1967.

    * Ghosts of the Carolinas, McNally & Loftin, 1962, 2nd edition,
    1967.

    * David, John Knox, 1968.

    * Sense of Discovery: The Mountain, John Knox, 1969.

    * A Week in Robert's World: The South, Crowell-Collier, 1969.

    * The Governor, McNally & Loftin, 1972.

    * The Goodliest Land: North Carolina, Doubleday, 1973.

    * The Faces of South Carolina, Doubleday, 1976.

    * You and Your Retarded Child, Concordia, 1977.

    * Appalachian Ghosts, Doubleday, 1978.

    * Southern Ghosts, Doubleday, 1979.

    * (Photographer) Southern Lighthouses: Chesapeake Bay To The Gulf
    of Mexico, Globe Pequot Press, 1989.

    * Plantation Homes of the James River, University of North
    Carolina Press, 1990.

    * (Photographer) American Country Shores, Globe Pequot Press,
    1991.

    * (Photographer) Steel Ships and Iron Men: A Tribute to World War
    II Fighting Ships and the Men Who Served on them, Globe Pequot Press,
    1991.

    * (Photographer) Western Lighthouses: Olympic Peninsula to San
    Diego, Globe Pequot Press, 1993.

    * (Photographer) Northern Lighthouses: New Brunswich to the Jersey
    Shores, Globe Pequot Press, 1994.

    * (Photographer) Great Lakes Lighthouses: Ontario to Superior,
    Globe Pequot Press, 1994.

    * (Photographer) Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses: Ontario, Erie,
    and Huron, Globe Pequot Press, 1996.

    * (Photographer) New England Lighthouses: Bay of Fundy to Long
    Island South, Globe Pequot Press, 1996.

    * (Photographer) Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses: Hudson River to
    Chesapeake Bay, Globe Pequot Press, 1996.

    * (Photographer) Western Great Lakes Lighthouses: Michigan and
    Superior, Globe Pequot Press, 1996.

    * (Photographer) California Lighthouses: Oregon to the Aleutians,
    Globe Pequot Press, 1997.

    * (Photographer) Pacific Northwest Lighthouses: Point St. George
    to the Gulf of Santa Catalina, Globe Pequot Press, 1997.

    * (Photographer) Southeastern Lighthouses: Outer Banks to Cape
    Florida, Globe Pequot Press, 1998.

    * American Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Guide, Globe Pequot Press,
    1998.

    * (Photographer) Gulf Coast Lighthouses: Florida Keys to the Rio
    Grande, Globe Pequot Press, 1998.

    * (Coauthor) Moving Hatteras: Relocating the Capes Hatteras Light
    Station to Safety, Light House Publications, 1998.

    * (Coauthor) Cape Hatteras: America's Lighthouses, Cumberland
    House, 1999.

    * Lighthouse Ghosts by Norma Elizabeth & Bruce Roberts, 1999

    * (Photographer) North Carolina Lighthouses, Lighthouse
    Publications, 2000.

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