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 (1872-12-30)December 30, 1872 Elizabeth, New Jersey
Died	March 5, 1945(1945-03-05) (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

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

1. "Albert O. Brown, 73, Lambs Ex-Shepherd". The New York Times. March 6, 1945. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
2. Lewis Hardee (2006). "Albert Oldfield Brown". The Lambs Theatre Club. ISBN 9780786423217.
3. Lewis Hardee (2006). "Albert Oldfield Brown". The Lambs Theatre Club. ISBN 9780786423217.
4. Jim Alessio (2009). The Eternal Flapper: The Many Lives of Edna Wallace Hopper. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781438961286.