Albert Oldfield Brown
A. O. Brown | |
|---|---|
 A. O. Brown Wall Street caricature (1902) | |
| Shepherd of The Lambs | |
| In office 1921-24 – 1930-32 | |
| Preceded by | R. H. Burnside |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Meighan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Oldfield Brown December 30, 1872 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Died | March 5, 1945 (aged 72) New York, New York |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Arents (1894), Edna Wallace Hopper (1908) |
| Occupation | Theater Manager |
Albert Oldfield Brown (December 30, 1872 – March 5, 1945), known professionally as A. O. Brown, was a stockbroker, Broadway manager, and a Shepherd (president) of The Lambs from 1921 to 1924 and again from 1930 to 1932. He was president of the Percy Williams Home for Retired Actors and Actresses.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on December 30, 1872, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[2] He married Mary Arents in 1891.[1]
His first job was as a clerk at the Real Estate Trust Company. He then worked as a cashier at the American Tobacco Company. In 1902 he formed the A. O. Brown brokerage firm but he went bankrupt in the Panic of 1907.[3]
In November 1908 he married Edna Wallace Hopper.[4]
He died on March 5, 1945, at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Albert O. Brown, 73, Lambs Ex-Shepherd". The New York Times. March 6, 1945. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ Lewis Hardee (2006). "Albert Oldfield Brown". The Lambs Theatre Club. ISBN 9780786423217.
- ^ Lewis Hardee (2006). "Albert Oldfield Brown". The Lambs Theatre Club. ISBN 9780786423217.
- ^ Jim Alessio (2009). The Eternal Flapper: The Many Lives of Edna Wallace Hopper. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781438961286.