Walter Booth Brooks, III

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Birth: Aug. 2, 1914 Death: Mar. 31, 1981 Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida, USA

He married Mary Amelia Rogers on 18 Sep 1950 in Las Vegas Nv. The marriage ended in divorce in 1952. Other marriages: BISHOP, Julie m 1936-1939 WELLS, Jacqueline a writer WIDRIN, Tatiana "Tanya"

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Walter Booth Brooks III Divorced. By Mary Rogers Brooks, 38, daughter of the late Will Rogers: Walter Brooks III, 37, an heir to the fortune left by his grandmother, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, who paced Palm Beach society for two decades, and onetime stepson of General Douglas Mac-Arthur, after 1½ years of marriage; in Santa Monica. She claimed he became belligerently drunk at least twice a week. fr Time 3/17/1952

also, m to Julie Bishop actress from 1936-1939 (Jacq Wells) a writer

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Parents:

 Walter John Brooks (1885 - 1966)

 Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks MacArthur Atwill Heiberg (1890 - 1965)

Spouse:

 Mary Amelia Rogers Brooks (1913 - 1989)

Burial: Unknown

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http://www.fritziinc.com/tree/pafn530.htm Walter Booth Brooks III Divorced. By Mary Rogers Brooks, 38, daughter of the late Will Rogers: Walter Brooks III, 37, an heir to the fortune left by his grandmother, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, who paced Palm Beach society for two decades, and onetime stepson of General Douglas Mac-Arthur, after 1½ years of marriage; in Santa Monica. She claimed he became belligerently drunk at least twice a week. fr Time 3/17/1952 also m to Julie Bishop actress from 1936-1939 (Jacq Wells) a writer

WALTER BOOTH BROOKS, III of Palm Beach, died March 31. Born August 2, 1914, Mr. Brooks is the son of Walter B. Brooks, Jr, and Louise Cromwell Brooks, and heir to the fortune left by his grandmother, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, who paced Palm Beach society for two decades. He is the onetime stepson of General Douglas MacArthur and was married to actress Julie Bishop, 1936 – 1939, and Mary Amelia Rogers, the daughter of Will Rogers, 1950 – 1952.

He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAFR during World War II and founder and President of International Crest Inc. He was active in the civic and social life of Palm Beach. Mr. Books is survived by his wife, Tanya; son, Walter, IV; and daughter, Laurelle. His ashes will be interred at St. Thomas Church, Green Springs Valley, Maryland. Donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Gulfstream Council.

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