Robert O'Neil Bristow
Robert O'Neil Bristow | |
|---|---|
Bristow in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2000 | |
| Born | November 17, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 2018 (aged 91) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Classen High School University of Oklahoma |
| Spouse |
Gaylon Eva Walker
(m. 1950; div. 1973)Gail Hamiter Rosen
(m. 2003; div. 2008) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Jesse Reuben Bristow Helen Margorie Utley |
| Relatives | Benjamin Bristow (cousin) Gwen Bristow (cousin) |
Robert O'Neil Bristow (November 17, 1926 – August 15, 2018) was an American novelist known for depicting the lives of Black Americans in small town South Carolina during the years surrounding desegregation. His novel Time for Glory (1968, William Morrow & Co.) received the University of Oklahoma award for literary excellence and was designated as recommended reading by the Black Panther Party and the Christian Book List.