Talk:Richard Brooks

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Richard Brooks, black actor in Law and Order, could not have been born in 1912. That would make him 80 years old??


 * You're right. This article is about a different Richard Brooks. Quadell (talk) 14:38, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)

Personal life section of Richard Brooks
In 1960 he married the British actress Jean Simmons, whom he directed in Elmer Gantry, and they had one daughter. They divorced in 1977.

He became part of Hugh Hefner's family, and part of Hefner's feudal mansion, where he was observed by the satirist Clive James: "Hefner's estate teemed with voluptuous young women and the dining-room where free hamburgers were available 24 hours a day was impressively populated with Hollywood male notables. But it was sadly apparent that most of them were superannuated lechers. The film director Richard Brooks was typical. He hadn't directed a film in decades and one of the reasons was that he had been here, chomping the free hamburgers, while he eyed the women. He was in Hef's hamburger heaven, sizing up the poontang on his way to a final resting place in Hillside Memorial Park."

The above selection, Is from the personal section of Richard Brooks, This characterization, of Him and Hugh M. Hefner's Mansion, are Highly misleading. I know both men, and was a regular during the Time of Richard Brooks. He was a fascinating Man, The truth, about the food, Hefner an open Kitchen, Not 24 hour hamburger service. I find this part of the biography To be offensive. I would like to know, Where the writer found the information to back up these comments. Especially characterizing Hugh M. Hefner's Mansion, as feudal, and sizing up the poontang. This was simply not the case. Causelesscause (talk) 16:32, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Marines
Why did he wait till 1945 to join? Was he drafted? And why was he not sent overseas?

More info needed. Also more about why the Marine brass were talking of court-martialing him. 2A00:23C7:E287:1900:25E8:7A74:1BB4:C6AD (talk) 18:11, 25 September 2021 (UTC)