Relationship : Marriage 1985 (Yasmin Mogul, his second)
Death:Death by Accident 31 August 2010 (Coma after a fall, age 87) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American journalist, novelist and university professor who wrote of American life in various post WWII periods in America. He published his first novel in 1947, "The End of My Life." "The Hound of Earth" published in 1955 used the Cold War as its historical setting. His first marriage ended in divorce after producing two children. He married Yasmin Mogul, a former student, in 1985. In late August, Bourjaily lapsed into a coma after a fall. He died on August 31, 2010 in Greenbrae, CA. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Bourjaily Vance was an American writer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 17, 1922. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree in English. He then worked as a journalist and editor before becoming a full-time writer.
Vance's first novel, The Bridges of Madison County, was published in 1992. The novel was a critical and commercial success, and it was adapted into a film in 1995. Vance's other novels include The Lunatic Fringe (1957), Confessions of a Spent Youth (1965), and The Immaculate Conception (1976).
Vance died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 18, 2017.