Brian Hooker (poet)
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.
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| Born | William Brian Hooker November 2, 1880 New York City, New York United States |
| Died | December 28, 1946 (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 |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Elizabeth Work William Augustus Hooker |
| Relatives | Thomas Hooker |
Hooker attended Yale College in the class of 1902, where he was a writer, editor and business manager for campus humor magazine The Yale Record. He was an editor of the Yale Record collection Yale Fun (1901). He died in New London, Connecticut, aged 66.
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