Brian Hooker (poet)
American poet (1880–1946)
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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.[2]
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November 2, 1880
- Poet
- playwright
- novelist
Brian Hooker | |
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Portrait of Hooker | |
| Born | William Brian Hooker November 2, 1880 |
| Died | December 28, 1946 (aged 66) New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
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| Known for | Cyrano de Bergerac (1923 translation) The Vagabond King (1925) |
| Spouse | Doris Redfield Cooper[1] |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Elizabeth Work William Augustus Hooker |
| Relatives | Thomas Hooker (1586–1647) |
Hooker attended Yale College in the class of 1902, where he was a writer,[3] editor and business manager for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[4] He was an editor of The Yale Record collection Yale Fun (1901).[5] He died in New London, Connecticut, aged 66.
Works
Hooker published the novel The Right Man, illustrated by Alonzo Myron Kimball, in 1908.[6] His poetry was published in The Century Magazine, The Forum, Hampton's Magazine, Harper's Magazine, McClure's Magazine, Scribner's Magazine, The Smart Set, and The Yale Review.[7]
Hooker wrote the librettos for two operas by Horatio Parker, Mona (opera)[8] and Fairyland.[9] He co-wrote the libretto and lyrics for Rudolf Friml's 1925 operetta The Vagabond King, and is noted for his 1923 English translation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac.
