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Louis Bromfield

by Jack from Westerville

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Louis Bromfield was born in 1896, in Mansfield, Ohio. He grew up on his grandfather’s farm. Louis Bromfield had no siblings. His father’s name was Charlie Brumfield, his mother's name was Marie Coulter.

Louis Bromfield has written 33 books. His third novel was the winner for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He won the Audubon medal for leadership.

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He moved to his grandfather’s farm in 1913. He purchased 1,000 acres of land to establish Malabar Farm. He owned over 60 dogs! His favorite dog’s name was Prince. He Spoke French fluently.

He was married to Marie Appleton Wood. He had 3 daughters. 1 of his daughter’s names was Ellen; she wrote a book about him.

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He joined the American Ambulance Corps at the beginning of World War 1.

Louis Bromfield’s main career was journalism and writing. He also did story writing, play writing and reporting.

He became famous by writing about Malabar Farm mainly. He is also a famous conservationist. When he decided to become a farmer he bought Malabar Farm.

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Louis Bromfield’s major accomplishments are when he traveled to India and wrote The Rains Came. He also wrote 33 books in all! His first book was published in 1924. He lived in France for 13 years.

When he returned from France when World War 1 was going on. In 1936 King George the Third died. Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

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12 of Louis Bromfield’s books were made into movies. His house was where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall got married. Humphrey and Lauren are famous actors. In the late 1940s Malabar was 1 of the most famous farms.

Louis Bromfield died on March 18, 1956. He was buried in what is now Malabar State Park.

His impact on history was being so committed to Malabar Farm and to writing about it. When he had everything he gave it up and went back to farming.

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Bibliography

Bromfield, Louis. Malabar Farm. The Wooster Book Company

Bromfield, Louis. Louis Bromfield at Malabar Farm. The Johns Hopkins Universtiy Press

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