May 21, 1945: Bogie and Bacall marry at Malabar Farm

On May 21, 1945, one of the most famous weddings in Hollywood history occurred, and it didn’t happen in Monaco, New York, London, or Paris. It happened in the beautiful rolling hills of rural Ohio when Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married at writer Louis Bromfield’s Malabar Farm. The wedding, occurring just a couple…

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Louis Bromfield: The Land and The Man Were One

December 27 marks the birthday of Louis Bromfield, renowned Ohio author and conservationist. Louis Bromfield was born near Mansfield, Ohio on December 27, 1896. In his life he was not only a successful novelist, but also an agrarian spokesman who owned Malabar Farm, an experimental farm in Richland County now part of the Ohio park…

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Happy Birthday to Louis Bromfield

This past Friday–December 27, 2013–marks the birthday of Louis Bromfield, Ohio author and conservationist. Bromfield was born near Mansfield, Ohio on December 27, 1896. Stay tuned for a post on this important Ohio author and conservationist!

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