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Walter Rollin Brooks

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Born: January 08 1886

Died: 1616 08 19581958

Walter Rollin Brooks was an American writer best remembered for his short stories and children's books, particularly those about Freddy the Pig and other anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the "Bean farm" in upstate New York.

Born in Rome, New York, Brooks attended college at the University of Rochester and subsequently studied homeopathic medicine in New York City. He dropped out after two years, however, and returned to Rochester, where he married his first wife, Anne Shepard, in 1909. Brooks found employment with an advertising agency in Utica, and then "retired" in 1911, evidently because he came into a considerable inheritance. His retirement was not permanent: in 1917, he went to work for the American Red Cross and later did editorial work for several magazines, including The New Yorker.

In 1940, Brooks turned to his own writing for his full-time occupation. Walter married his second wife, Dorothy Collins, following the death of Anne in 1952.

The first works Brooks published were poems and short stories. His short story "Ed Takes the Pledge" about a talking horse was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed . His most enduring works, however, are the 26 books he wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends.
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Walter Rollin Brooks

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Books from Walter Rollin Brooks

Freddy the Detective

Freddy Goes to Florida

Freddy and the Ignormus

Freddy the Politician

Freddy Goes Camping

Freddy and the Men from Mars

Freddy and Mr. Camphor

Freddy and the Bean Home News

Freddy the Cowboy

Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful

The Story of Freginald

Arrow Book of Ghost Stories

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Spooky Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of Ghosts and Ghouls

The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig

Freddy and the Perilous Adventure

Freddy and the Popinjay

Freddy Plays Football

The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-Year-Olds

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