With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Porter Emerson Browne
Drama
1879 – 1934
- Biography/Description of Work
Browne was a playwright whose works were written in the decades of the twentieth century, including “A Fool There Was” (1909), “The Spendthrift” (1910), “Chains” (1912), and “The Bad Man” (1920), two having multiple screen adaptations. Browne built a home designed by architect Frazier Peters on Charcoal Hill Road in Westport in 1929.
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