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Porter Emerson Browne

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  • Born
    June 22, 1879 · Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    September 20, 1934 · Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

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  • Porter Emerson Browne was born on June 22, 1879 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. Porter Emerson was a writer, known for The Seventh Day (1922), A Fool There Was (1915) and Joan of Plattsburg (1918). Porter Emerson was married to Myrtle Suzanne May (actress, playwright). Porter Emerson died on September 20, 1934 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Myrtle Suzanne May (actress, playwright)(February 10, 1907 - 1922) (her death, 2 children)

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  • Author, Playwright and Screenwriter.
  • Began as a newspaper reporter working for the Brooklyn Standard Union.
  • His play "Peace at Any Price", based on the sinking of the Lusitania, attracted the attention of former President Theodore Roosevelt, who congratulated him and urged the "good work" to continue.
  • At the time of his death he had three plays ready to be produced.
  • Father: Joseph E. Browne; Mother: Evelyn Porter.

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