Looking for info on Brian Hooker born in ny(1880-1946). Found some news clippings and obit at my grandmother

Question

I'm curious to know why granny had these newspaper clippings

Answer 1

http://www.poetry-archive.com/h/riversid...

This site shows that he was a poet: "RIVERSIDE"

  "THERE should be music in a place like this,

And patter of delicate feet upon the dew

Dancing, and shy sweet laughter flashing through

Song, as a dream is broken by a kiss.

Under such blossomy shade might Artemis

Lean down to learn what warm-haired Leto knew,

Or Dionysus lead his clamorous crew

Where the cool stream should bathe their burning bliss.

  

Ashes of dreams! . . . Turn yonder, and behold

The Giant of our modern faith; whereby

Ourselves, grown wiser than the gods of old,

Poison the western wind with alchemy,

And write with lightning on the midnight sky

The golden legend of his lust for gold."

      ( from Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1916.)

http://www.harpers.org/subjects/BrianHoo...

He was also a writer, and some of his work can be seen here if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader (for .pdf files, etc.)--Version 9.0 can be downloaded FREE at http://official-2008.com/acrobat/

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Answer 2

Brian Hooker was a celebrity - perhaps your grandmother was a fan.

Go to:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393613/