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Robert Ruark (December 29, 1915 in Wilmington, North Carolina – July 1, 1965 in London, England) [1] was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter. Early life [ edit ]
Africa Adventure is a 1954 American documentary film which follows a safari around East Africa, led by big-game hunter Robert C. Ruark. Ruark narrated and directed the film, and also wrote the script. Produced by RKO-Pathé, it was distributed by its sister company, RKO Radio Pictures, who premiered the film on September 28, 1954.
Robert Ruark: July 10: Bonjour Tristesse: Françoise Sagan July 17: Something of Value: Robert Ruark July 24: Bonjour Tristesse: Françoise Sagan July 31 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28: Auntie Mame: Patrick Dennis: September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2: Marjorie Morningstar: Herman Wouk: October 9 October 16 ...
The New York Times wrote of the book that "the explosive impact of Robert Ruark's 'Something of Value' will reverberate for a long time to come on both sides of the Atlantic." [3] The film was originally announced for Grace Kelly. It was to follow a proposed remake of The Barretts of Wimpole Street. [4]
In 1955 Ruark wrote a subsequent book called Something of Value, a fictional novel influenced by Harry's colonial Kenyan childhood and his Professional Hunter exploits. The attention placed great pressure on Harry, who later commented that creating his reputation was easy – maintaining it for 40 years was the hard part.
Kaytor became involved with author and journalist Robert Ruark at this time. She lived in Ruark's villa in Palamos, Spain, and the couple was planning a wedding in 1965 when Ruark died in London of complications from alcoholism. Ruark left his Spanish estate to Kaytor, a bequest that was unsuccessfully challenged by Ruark's family in court.
February 8 – Jin Yong's first wuxia novel, The Book and the Sword (書劍恩仇錄), begins publication in the New Evening Post (Hong Kong), where he is an editor.; March 3 – Jean Cocteau is elected to the Académie française (inducted October 20); on January 8 he has been elected to the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (inducted October 1).
Ruark is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Ruark (1899–1979), American physicist; Davis R. Ruark (born 1955), former State's Attorney for Wicomico County, Maryland; Gibbons Ruark (born 1941), contemporary American poet; Jeanne Ruark Hoff, former college basketball player; Rebecca T. Ruark, Chesapeake Bay skipjack