Robert James Waller, who wrote the bestselling 1992 book, “The Bridges of Madison County,” has died at the age of 77.
His famous book made the writer a multimillionaire after it was made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. It was also turned into a Broadway musical.
Waller died in Texas, according to his longtime friend Scott Cawelti, who spoke with The Associated Press.
Cawelti said Waller had been fighting multiple myeloma, a form of cancer, and died in his Fredericksburg, Texas home early Friday.
Waller famously wrote “Bridges” in 11 days. The novel follows roving National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid, who spends four days romancing Francesca Johnson, a war bride from Italy married to a no-nonsense Iowa farmer.