- Van Wyck Brooks was born on February 16, 1886 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. Van Wyck was a writer, known for The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917). Van Wyck was married to Gladys Rice Billings and Eleanor Keagan Stimson. Van Wyck died on May 2, 1963 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesGladys Rice Billings(1947 - ?) (filed for divorce)Eleanor Keagan Stimson(1911 - 1946) (her death, 2 children)
- Noted American literary critic and historian.
- The Van Wyck Brooks Historic District neighborhood of Plainfield, New Jersey, is named for him, and the area (zip code 07060) includes Brooks' birthplace.
- Featured on the cover of Time Magazine issue 2 October, 1944 in a portrait by Boris Artzybasheff.
- Two sons, Oliver Keagan and Charles.
- His first wife Eleanor Stimson, was a frequent collaborator until her death.
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