Louis Bromfield, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933

Louis Bromfield (December 27, 1896 – March 18, 1956) is one of Mansfield, Ohio's most famous natives, a man who became internationally renowned both as a prize-winning author and as an innovative conservationist and scientific farmer. He was a friend with some of the most celebrated personalities of his era. Malabar Farm near Lucas, Ohio south of Mansfield, was Bromfield's home from 1939 until his death in 1956. It was the location for the wedding of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and draws thousands of visitors each year. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Bromfield. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Bromfield. ... Photographic self-portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downtown Mansfield Mansfield is a city located in Richland County, Ohio. ... Lucas is a village located in Richland County, Ohio. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... Lauren Bacall (born 16 September 1924) is a Jewish American film and stage actress. ...

Bromfield studied agriculture at Cornell before transferring to Columbia University to pursue a career in writing. After serving with the American Field Service in World War I and being awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor, he returned to New York City as a reporter. In 1924, his first novel, The Green Bay Tree, won instant acclaim. Two years later, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Early Autumn. Of his 30 books, many, such as The Rains Came and Mrs. Parkington, were made into successful motion pictures. Cornell is the name of some places in the United States of America. ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ... AFS volunteers and ambulance in World War I. The American Field Service (AFS) was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a political economics professor at Harvard University and a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Rains Came is the title of novel by Louis Bromfield and the 1939 20th Century Fox film version which followed it. ... Mrs. ...

After returning to spend a decade in France, Bromfield came home to Central Ohio in 1938 and began to put into place the principles of grass-based, sustainable farming at "Malabar Farm." Bromfield's writings turned from fiction to non-fiction and his reputation and influence as a conservationist and farmer continued to expand. Today, Malabar Farm State Park operates under Bromfield's management philosophy. One of the park's best features is the Doris Duke Woods, named after Bromfields's famous friend and philanthropist, Doris Duke, whose donation helped purchase the property after Bromfield's death. A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... Doris Duke, (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American heiress and philanthropist. ...

In the 1980s, Louis Bromfield was posthumously elected to the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame and in December 1996, the centennial of his birth, the Ohio Department of Agriculture placed a bust of Louis Bromfield in the lobby named for him at the department's new headquarters in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Reynoldsburg is a city located in Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties in Ohio. ...

The innovative and visionary work of Louis Bromfield continues to influence agricultural methodologies around the world. Malabar Brazil, under the direction of Ellen Bromfield Geld, has expanded the horizons of her father's principles and pursuits. To insure the work continues well into the 21st century, the Malabar 2000 Foundation plans for developing a center for study at Malabar Farm to further the work begun in Richland County by Louis Bromfield. Richland County is the name of several counties in the United States: Richland County, Illinois Richland County, Montana Richland County, North Dakota Richland County, Ohio Richland County, South Carolina Richland County, Wisconsin See also: Richland Parish, Louisiana. ...

Bibliography

The Green Bay Tree, 1924
Possession (novel), 1925
Early Autumn, 1926
A Good Woman (novel), 1927
The House of Women, 1927
The Work of Robert Nathan, 1927
The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg, 1928
Awake and Rehearse, 1929
Tabloid News, 1930
Twenty-four Hours, 1930
A Modern Hero, 1932
The Farm (novel), 1933
The Man Who Had Everything, 1935
The Rains Came, 1937
Night in Bombay, 1940
Wild Is the River, 1941
Mrs. Parkington, 1943
What Became of Anna Bolton, 1944
Pleasant Valley (novel), 1945
A Few Brass Tacks, 1946
Colorado (novel), 1947
Kenny (novel), 1947
Malabar Farm, 1948
Out of the Earth, 1950
Mr. Smith, 1951
The Wealth of the Soil, 1952
Up Ferguson Way, 1953
Animals and Other People, 1955
From My Experience, 1955
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External links

• Malabar Farm home page
• Literary Encyclopedia article on Louis Bromfield