W. Bruce Cameron | |
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| Born | William Bruce Cameron (1956-07-25)July 25, 1956 (age 69) Petoskey, Michigan, U.S. |
| Period | Contemporary literature |
William Bruce Cameron (born July 25, 1956) is an Americanauthor,columnist, andhumorist. Cameron is most famous for his novelA Dog's Purpose,[1] which spent 52 weeks on theNew York Times bestseller list. The book is the basis for themovie version[2] starringDennis Quaid,Britt Robertson,Peggy Lipton,K.J. Apa,Juliet Rylance,Luke Kirby,John Ortiz, andPooch Hall, and released in theaters on January 27, 2017.[3]A Dog's Purpose is followed by a sequel calledA Dog's Journey,[4] which Cameron, along withCathryn Michon, adapted intoa film of the same name.
Cameron was born inPetoskey, Michigan. He is also the author of the best-selling self-improvement book8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was later adapted into theABC sitcom of the same name that aired from 2002 to 2005. His book8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter was released in 2008 and already had a Hollywood movie deal before its publication, with 89 Films andWendy Finerman, producer ofThe Devil Wears Prada.[citation needed] Cameron is also the author ofHow to Remodel a Man, which was excerpted in the August 2005 issue ofO, The Oprah Magazine, and was the subject of the November 1, 2005Oprah Show. His novelA Dog's Purpose was published in July 2010 byTom Doherty Associates.[5] It was 19 weeks onThe New York Times Best Seller list in its hardcover release. The softcover version was released on May 24, 2011.[citation needed] In total,A Dog's Purpose has spent a year on The New York Times Bestseller list (hardcover and paperback combined).
He wrote a weekly column forCreators Syndicate[6] from 2001 until 2015 that appeared in around 50 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, including Hawaii'sMidWeek; "8 Simple Rules" told his humorous cautionary tales and memories of his life and was named after his bestselling book. In 2012, overwhelmed with other work, Cameron put it on hold after 689 editions.[7] Cameron's 2017 novelA Dog's Way Home inspired the 2019 filmof the same name. The 2012 sequel toA Dog's Purpose, entitledA Dog's Journey, was adapted by Cameron and his wife, Cathryn Michon, into a filmof the same name,[8] directed byGail Mancuso.
A Dog's Purpose
A Dog's Way Home
Ruddy McCann
Standalone Novels
For Young Readers
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