found: Wikipedia, 20 November 2019(Robert Byrne (May 22, 1930-December 6, 2016) is an American author and Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame instructor of pool and carom billiards. Raised in Dubuque, Iowa. Attended Iowa State University and University of Colorado. Began career as a civil engineer for San Francisco. Became a full-time writer in 1977. He is the author of seven novels, five collections of humorous quotations, seven books on billiards, two anthologies, and an exposé of frauds in the literary world. Byrne's unusual mix of talents as a writer, engineer and billiard player formed the right skill set to create what would become one of the definitive instructional works on cue sports. Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, published in 1978 and expanded in 1998. Married Josefa Heifetz, daughter of Jascha Heifetz, in 1958; divorced in 1976. Married Cynthia Nelms in 1991.)
