Louis Bromfield(1896-1956)

Writer

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Louis Bromfield was born on 27 December 1896 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for One Heavenly Night (1930), The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) and The Life of Vergie Winters (1934). He was married to Mary Appleton Wood. He died on 18 March 1956 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA.

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Known for

John Boles, Leon Errol, and Evelyn Laye in One Heavenly Night (1930)

One Heavenly Night

5.2

Writer

1930

The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)

The Rains of Ranchipur

5.8

Writer

1955

John Boles and Ann Harding in The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

The Life of Vergie Winters

6.6

Writer

1934

James Cagney in Johnny Come Lately (1943)

Johnny Come Lately

6.8

Writer

1943

Credits

Writer

Ethel Barrymore Theater
7.9
TV Series
- story
- 1956
The Rains of Ranchipur
5.8
- novel "The Rains Came"
- 1955
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
3.0
TV Series
- original story
- 1955
Mrs. Parkington
7.0
- novel
- 1944
Johnny Come Lately
6.8
- novel "McLeod's Folly"
- 1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8
- contract writer (uncredited)
- 1943
Brigham Young
6.3
- Writer
- 1940
It All Came True
6.6
- Writer (as in Louis Bromfield's: 'It All Came True')
- 1940
The Rains Came
6.8
- novel
- 1939
The Life of Vergie Winters
6.6
- story
- 1934
A Modern Hero
6.3
- novel
- 1934
Night After Night
6.7
- story "Single Night"
- 1932
24 Hours
6.2
- novel
- 1931
Dracula
7.3
- contributing writer (uncredited)
- 1931
One Heavenly Night
5.2
- story
- 1930

Personal details

Official site
- Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm
Alternative name
- in Louis Bromfield's
Born
- December 27, 1896
- Mansfield, Ohio, USA
Died
- March 18, 1956
- Mansfield, Ohio, USA(bone cancer)
Spouse
- Mary Appleton Wood1921 - 1952 (her death, 3 children)
Other works
Stage: Wrote and adapted (from his "The Green Bay Tree") "The House of Women", produced on Broadway. Produced and directed by Arthur Hopkins. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 3 Oct 1927-Nov 1927 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "Henry Bascom"), Roberta Bellinger, Curtis Cooksey (as "Arthur Morven"), Elsie Ferguson, Helen Freeman, Julia Jackson, Nance O'Neil.
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Was a member of New York's so-called 'cafe society' in the 1930's. A notorious snob, Bromfield's circle of friends included flamboyant Herald-Times columnist Lucius Beebe (who regularly tattled on their comings and goings), Tallulah Bankhead, Clifton Webb and scandalized Broadway star Libby Holman.

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