Robert Richard "Bob" Timberg (June 16, 1940 – September 6, 2016[2]) was an American journalist, writer, and author of four books, including The Nightingale's Song.[3]
Robert Timberg, who was disfigured by a land mine as a Marine in Vietnam, went on to become a successful journalist. His memoir Blue Eyed Boy charts his struggle to recover from his wounds.[6]
Timberg had four children: Scott, Craig, Amanda and Sam.
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External videos
Booknotes interview with Timberg on The Nightingale's Song, August 27, 1995, C-SPAN
Presentation by Timberg on State of Grace, November 19, 2004, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Timberg on Blue-Eyed Boy, October 12, 2014, C-SPAN
Alongside his successful career as a journalist and editor, Timberg authored four books.
^Furgurson III, E.B. (Sep 7, 2016). "Robert Timberg, Naval Academy grad and renowned reporter and author, dies at 76". Capital Gazette.
^Bernstein, Adam (September 7, 2016). "Robert Timberg, Marine and journalist who wrote about Vietnam's scarring legacy, dies at 76". Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^"The Nightingale's Song by Robert Timberg". Booknotes.org. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
^"About the author: Robert Timberg". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved Nov 27, 2023.
robert, timberg, robert, richard, timberg, june, 1940, september, 2016, american, journalist, writer, author, four, books, including, nightingale, song, timbergborn, 1940, june, 1940miami, florida, diedseptember, 2016, 2016, aged, annapolis, maryland, alma, ma. Robert Richard Bob Timberg June 16 1940 September 6 2016 2 was an American journalist writer and author of four books including The Nightingale s Song 3 Bob TimbergBorn 1940 06 16 June 16 1940Miami Florida U S DiedSeptember 6 2016 2016 09 06 aged 76 Annapolis Maryland U S Alma materUnited States Naval AcademyStanford UniversityOccupation s Journalist author and editorSpouse s Jane Timberg Kelley AndrewsChildren4Parent s Sammy Timberg Rosemarie SinnottAwardsAldo Beckman Memorial Award 1986 1 Timberg was raised in the New York City area His father was musician and composer Sammy Timberg He received his college education at the United States Naval Academy and his journalism degree at Stanford University He served with the United States Marine Corps in South Vietnam from March 1966 to February 1967 citation needed He worked for many years as a reporter for The Evening Sun and The Baltimore Sun He is also the author of John McCain An American Odyssey 4 and State of Grace A Memoir of Twilight Time a book about his experiences with sandlot football and growing up 5 Robert Timberg who was disfigured by a land mine as a Marine in Vietnam went on to become a successful journalist His memoir Blue Eyed Boy charts his struggle to recover from his wounds 6 Timberg had four children Scott Craig Amanda and Sam Author editExternal videos nbsp Booknotes interview with Timberg on The Nightingale s Song August 27 1995 C SPAN nbsp Presentation by Timberg on State of Grace November 19 2004 C SPAN nbsp Q amp A interview with Timberg on Blue Eyed Boy October 12 2014 C SPANAlongside his successful career as a journalist and editor Timberg authored four books The Nightingale s Song 1995 ISBN 0684803011 John McCain An American Odyssey 1999 ISBN 141655985X State of Grace A Memoir of Twilight Time 2005 ISBN 0684855623 Blue Eyed Boy A Memoir 2014 ISBN 1594205663References edit Furgurson III E B Sep 7 2016 Robert Timberg Naval Academy grad and renowned reporter and author dies at 76 Capital Gazette Bernstein Adam September 7 2016 Robert Timberg Marine and journalist who wrote about Vietnam s scarring legacy dies at 76 Washington Post Retrieved October 22 2018 The Nightingale s Song by Robert Timberg Booknotes org Retrieved 2011 12 31 About the author Robert Timberg Simon amp Schuster Retrieved Nov 27 2023 All Things Considered NPR Oct 15 2004 Gross Terry July 29 2014 In Blue Eyed Boy Author Reveals Long Recovery From Facial Burns Fresh Air NPR External links edit nbsp Biography portalGoodreads author profile Appearances on C SPAN nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Timberg amp oldid 1187994012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
