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Robert Louis Wilken was born in New Orleans. [1] [2] He was raised in a Lutheran family and took his religion very seriously, having wanted to become a pastor since childhood. [3] Wilken attended Concordia College, Concordia Seminary and the University of Chicago (M.A. and Ph.D.).
Anne Ripley Smith (March 3, 1881 – June 1, 1949) was a co-founder of AA, along with her husband, Dr. Bob Smith, and Bill Wilson.. Anne Smith's influence in AA became widely known through her publication, Anne Smith's Journal, 1933-1939.
My Name Is Bill W. is a 1989 ABC Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, starring James Woods, JoBeth Williams and James Garner. William G. Borchert, who wrote the film script for television, based it on the true story of William Griffith Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith (the men respectively called "Bill W." and "Dr. Bob"), the co-founders of Alcoholics ...
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In addition to Seiberling's efforts to help sober up Dr. Bob Smith in her Oxford Group, [7] Seiberling became famous in AA history for introducing Bill W. to Dr. Bob. [8] After Bill W. worked with Dr. Bob for a while, Dr. Bob had his last drink on June 10, 1935, a date which became AA's founding date.
Graham was married to the late Stephan Tchividjian, with whom she had seven children: pastor Stephan Tchividjian, Berjdette Barker, Basyle "Boz" Tchividjian, founder of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, pastor Tullian Tchividjian, [2] Aram Tchividjian, Jerushah Duford, [3] and Antony Tchividjian.
Wilson allowed alcoholics to live in his home for long periods without paying rent and board. This practice of providing a halfway house was started by Bob Smith and his wife Anne. [41] Wilson's wife, Lois, not only worked at a department store and supported Wilson and his unpaying guests, but she also did all the cooking and cleaning.
He insisted that he wasn’t unfaithful, despite rumors to the contrary. “That’s not the purpose [of the divorce],” Mathis explained. “That’s not the reason for this.”