William R. "Bill" Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was an American

United States

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 evangelist

Evangelism

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. The founder of Campus Crusade for Christ

Campus Crusade for Christ

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, he wrote The Four Spiritual Laws

The Four Spiritual Laws

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 in 1952 and produced the Jesus Film in 1979.
Born in Coweta, Oklahoma

Coweta, Oklahoma

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, Bright described himself as being a "happy pagan" in his youth. He graduated from Northeastern State University

Northeastern State University

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 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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 with an Economics degree. As a student at Northeastern State University, he was initiated into the Zeta Chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity.