Barry Brown (April 19, 1951 - June 25 1978), also known as Donald Barry Brown, was an American actor, and brother of the late actress Marilyn Brown and the writer James Brown. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

Born in San Jose, California, Brown began his acting career as a child of five and took part in many television and live performances. He was a gifted young man born with a genius I.Q and excerted himself in the manner of a child prodigy, early on appearing with Van Johnson in a stage production of "The Music Man" at the age of ten. He was 18 when he made his first major screen debut in "Hall's Of Anger"1969 . Brown's breakthrough role was as the American Civil War draft dodger Drew Dixon in the 1972 critically acclaimed sleeper Bad Company, in which he co-starred with Jeff Bridges. The 70's rock and roll group would take their name and be inspired for their first album and pen their hit single "Bad Company", directly from this film. Flag Seal Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederate) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258... Their actions were criminal offences and once they had left the country draft dodgers could not return or they would be arrested. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Jeff as The Dude in The Big Lebowski. ...

After playing Fred Winterbourne in Peter Bogdonavich's 1974 film Daisy Miller, Brown slowly drifted away from show business. He kept up his correspondence and his unanimously recognized expertise on Film History throughout his life and was a leading authority on acting and its players. Fortune took an ever decreasing turn for the very sensitive young man, and in June of 1978, Brown committed suicide, by means of a gun, in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Daisy Miller is a 1878 novella by Henry James. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Silver Lake is a Los Angeles neighborhood east of Hollywood. ...

External links

• Barry Brown at the Internet Movie Database
• Website
• Yahoo group