Nicholas Evans, the British journalist turned author whose novel-turned-film, “The Horse Whisperer,” broke publishing and movie records, along with the hearts of readers who made the book a ...

FILE - Author Nicholas Evans poses in New York Sept. 29, 2005. Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File) AP ...

LONDON — Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72, his representatives said Monday. United Agents said Evans died on Aug. 9 following ...

British journalist and author Nicholas Evans, best known for writing “The Horse Whisperer,” which was adapted as a film by Robert Redford, has died of a heart attack, according to United ...

British author Nicholas Evans at his home near Totnes, Devon, in 2010. He was best known for his best-selling first novel, “The Horse Whisperer,” a Western romance set in Montana.

Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72. His representatives at United Agents said Evans died “suddenly” on Aug. 9 following a ...

Nicholas Evans, the author of the bestselling novel The Horse Whisperer, has died.He was 72. In a statement, Evans’s longtime agent, Caradoc King of United Agents, confirmed the news to Deadline ...

Nicholas Evans, British author of "The Horse Whisperer," gave a talk about his latest book "The Smoke Jumper" at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2002. Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images ...

British journalist and author Nicholas Evans, best known for writing “The Horse Whisperer,” which was adapted as a film by Robert Redford, has died of a heart attack, according to United Agents.

British author Nicholas Evans, whose 1995 novel, “The Horse Whisperer” became the 1998 Robert Redford movie of the same name, has died at age 72 after suffering a heart attack.