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1878 - Born on June 25th in Cleveland. American essayist and playwright who was instrumental in the founding of the Cleveland Play House.
1900 - He graduated from West High School and Yale University and then entered the family printing and stationery business.
1915 - After rising to the rank of vice-president, he retired to devote himself to a literary career that produced more than a dozen volumes.
- Published 'Journeys to Baghdad'.
1925 - Brooks married and divorced Minerva Kline.
1929 - He married Mary S. Curtis Brown.
- Together they produced several of his short plays in their home on Magnolia Dr. One of Brooks' last works, Prologue, is a memoir of his childhood on the near west side.
1931 - He also wrote plays, of which Wappin' Wharf, a pirate comedy, had received 150 presentations.
1934 - Died on June 29th.
1900 - He graduated from West High School and Yale University and then entered the family printing and stationery business.
1915 - After rising to the rank of vice-president, he retired to devote himself to a literary career that produced more than a dozen volumes.
- Published 'Journeys to Baghdad'.
1925 - Brooks married and divorced Minerva Kline.
1929 - He married Mary S. Curtis Brown.
- Together they produced several of his short plays in their home on Magnolia Dr. One of Brooks' last works, Prologue, is a memoir of his childhood on the near west side.
1931 - He also wrote plays, of which Wappin' Wharf, a pirate comedy, had received 150 presentations.
1934 - Died on June 29th.
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