Robert somerlott biography
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Bob Somerlott was a well-respected writer of both fiction and non-fiction who lived in Ajijic for several years in the early s before moving to San Miguel de Allende, where he resided for almost forty years.
Robert (Bob) Somerlott was born 17 September in Huntington, Indiana, and died, following surgery, on 22 July in León, Guanajuato. He attended Northwestern University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, and then worked for about 15 years as an actor and stage director before moving to Mexico and becoming a professional writer.
According to Michael Hargraves in Lake Chapala: A Literary Survey, Somerlott spent the winter of at Chapala and then lived intermittently at Ajijic from late through the spring of , before moving to San Miguel de Allende. While Somerlott apparently first settled in San Miguel in , we know from contemporary newspapers that he was in Ajijic over the winter of since in December he is mentioned as being mid-way through a week co
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The intriguing history of Mrs. Piper is an excerpt from Robert Somerlolt’sforthcoming book on modern occultism. The book, entitled “ Here, Mr. Splitfoot ,” will be published by The Viking Press later this month.
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