Robert Ward was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 1943. He received his undergraduate training at Towson State University and graduated from the MFA program at the University of Arkansas in 1970. He published his debut novel, Shedding Skin, in 1972 to great commercial acclaim. His later novels enjoyed similar success, including Red Baker (1985). Ward worked as a screenwriter for Hill Street Blues, which ran from 1981–1987. Ward later served as a co-executive producer of Miami Vice, as well as continuing to produce novels and other works of fiction. He has taught English and writing at Miami University and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has worked as a journalist as well.
#1: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Robert Ward at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#2: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Robert Ward at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#3: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Robert Ward at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
