Family Background
He is a fifth-generation native of Marin County. As a young man he lived with his father, who ran a home for disturbed youth, whose residents Anderson got to know, including future murderer David Mason. His uncle, Bruce Anderson, is the publisher of the Anderson Valley Advertiser for which Robert was a contributor.
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