Brian Hooker (poet)
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William Brian Hooker (November 2, 1880 – December 28, 1946) was an American poet, educator, lyricist, and librettist. He was born in New York City, the son of Elizabeth Work and William Augustus Hooker, who was a mining engineer for the New York firm of Hooker and Lawrence. His family was well known in Hartford, Connecticut having descended from Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader who founded the Colony of Connecticut.[2]
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Born | William Brian Hooker (1880-11-02)November 2, 1880 |
Died | December 28, 1946(1946-12-28) (aged 66) New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University |
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Known for | Cyrano de Bergerac (1923) The Vagabond King (1925) |
Spouse | Doris Redfield Cooper[1] |
Children | 3 daughters |
Parent(s) | Elizabeth Work William Augustus Hooker |
Relatives | Thomas Hooker |
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Hooker attended Yale College in the class of 1902, where he was a writer,[3] editor and business manager for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[4] He was an editor of the Yale Record collection Yale Fun (1901).[5] He died in New London, Connecticut, aged 66.