Larry Barretto
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Larry Barretto | |
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Born | May 30, 1890 Larchmont, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 30, 1971 |
Occupation(s) | Novelist, war correspondent |
Laurence Brevoort Barretto[1] (May 30, 1890 – December 30, 1971) was an American novelist and war correspondent. He was the author of several books,[2] and served as assistant editor of Adventure from 1920 to 1924.[1]
His father was Gerard Morris and his mother Laura Brevoort Barretto (a descendant of Hendrick Brevoort, the early New Yorker whose farm became Greenwich Village).
In 1917, Barretto enlisted "in [the] Ambulance Service" and served in France and Europe; in 1919, he was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c BARRETTO, Laurence Brevoort, in Who's Who in America; 1926 edition; p. 227; via archive.org
- ^ "Larry Barretto, 81, a Novelist And Ex‐Correspondent, Dead". The New York Times. January 2, 1972. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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