Facts: - known for: boston celtics - caption: brown in 1960 - death date: 7 september 1964 - birth date: 10 february 1905 - name: walter a. brown - nationality: united states - image: walter brown celtics.jpg - birth place: hopkinton , ma , usa - occupation: basketball team owner ice hockey coach and team owner Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter a. brown .
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walter a. brown -lrb- february 10 , 1905 -- september 7 , 1964 -rrb- was the founder and original owner of the boston celtics as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the united states .