Author: Walter R. Brooks
Alternate names: Walter Brooks        ; Walter Rollin, Brooks
Born: 9 January 1886
Died: 17 August 1958
Bio: Walter Rollin Brooks (January 9, 1886 – August 17, 1958) was an American writer known for his children's books about Freddy the Pig and the other anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the Bean Farm in upstate New York, and also for his short stories about Mister Ed the talking horse, made into a television show after his death.
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