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- Birth nameDudley Brooks West
- Brooks West was born on February 22, 1916 in Hillsboro, Texas, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Eve Arden Show (1957) and My Friend Irma (1952). He was married to Eve Arden. He died on February 7, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseEve Arden(August 24, 1952 - February 7, 1984) (his death, 4 children)
- Appeared with his wife in Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
- He served in the US Air Force during World War II.
- He managed his wife, Eve Arden, all the way to his death. In the book about the making of the infamous play "Moose Murders", Brooks held the meetings between Eve and the play's writer. Luckily, Eve dropped out and was replaced by Holland Taylor.
- He was a director of Broadway plays, and also managed his wife, Eve Arden.
- His only feature role was a prosecutor in court against James Stewart in Otto Preminger's classic Anatomy of a Murder (his wife Eve Arden co-starred, but they share no interactions together).
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