Bruce Dobler (1939–2010) was an American

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Life

Born June 30, 1939 in

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, Bruce Dobler earned his BA at the

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and MFA at the

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. In 1969–1970, Dobler was the first "writer-in-residence" at

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. Later he taught English Literature and Writing at

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, the

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, and the University of Texas, El Paso. He taught writing at the

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from 1979 until his retirement in 2008. Dobler was married to the poet

Patricia Dobler Patricia Dobler (June 18, 1939 – July 24, 2004) was an American poet and winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. Life Patricia Averdick was born in Middletown, Ohio on June 18, 1939, and completed her BA in political science at St. Xa ...

(1939–2004). He divorced her in 1992. On July 4, 2008, he married Julieta (Julie) Barrera.

Death

Dobler was found dead in his home in El Paso, Texas on August 15, 2010. He was 71 years old at the time of his death, and was survived by his two daughters and second wife."Obituary: Bruce Dobler/Maintstay of Pitt's nonfiction writing program," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.

Works

* ''The Last Rush North'', novel (Little,Brown, 1976) * ''Ice Pick: A Novel about Life and Death in a Maximum Security Prison'', novel (Little,Brown, 1974) * ''I Made It Myself'', (Grosset, 1973)

References

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