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Walter R. Brooks
| born |
January 09, 1886
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| died |
August 17, 1958 |
| gender |
male |
| place of birth |
Rome, New York, The United States |
| genre |
Children's Books
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about this author
Walter R. Brooks (January 9, 1886 –
August 17, 1958) was an American writer
best remembered for his short stories and
children's books, particularly those about
Freddy the Pig and other anthropomorphic
animal inhabitants of the "Bean farm" in
upstate New York.
Born in Rome, New York, Brooks attended
college at the University of Rochester and
subsequently studied homeopathic medicine
in New York City. He dropped out after two
years, however, and returned to
Rochester, where he married his first
wife, Anne Shepard, in 1909. Brooks
found employment with an advertising
agency in Utica, and then "retired" in 1911,
evidently because he came into a
considerable inheritance. His retirement was
not permanent: in 1917, he went to work
for the American Red Cross and later did
editorial work for several magazines,
including The New Yorker. In 1940, Brooks
turned to his own writing for his full-time
occupation. Walter married his second wife,
Dorothy Collins, following the death of
Anne in 1952.
The first works Brooks published were
poems and short stories. His short story
"Ed Takes the Pledge" about a talking horse
was the basis for the 1960s television
comedy series Mister Ed (credit for
creating the characters is given in each
episode to "Walter Brooks"). His most
enduring works, however, are the 26
books he wrote about Freddy the Pig and
his friends.
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