Was a member of New York's so-called 'cafe society' in the 1930's. A
notorious snob, Bromfield's circle of friends included flamboyant
Herald-Times columnist Lucius Beebe (who regularly tattled on their comings
and goings), Tallulah Bankhead, Clifton Webb and scandalized Broadway star
Libby Holman.
He was good friends with Humphrey Bogart; Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married in Bromfield's house.
Bromfield was a direct descendant of legendary American frontiersman
Daniel Boone.
Winner of 1927 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Early Autumn.
Pulitzer prize-winning American adventure novelist, conservationist and right-wing polemicist.
Louis Bromfield was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition, winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts.
Studied agriculture at Cornell University, 1914 to 1916, then transferred to Columbia University to study journalism.
Served with the American Field Service in World War I, being awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor.
Father: Charles Brumfield; Mother: Annette Marie Coulter.