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Broun was born in Brooklyn, the third of four children born to Heywood C. Broun and Henrietta Marie (née Brose) Broun. Broun attended Harvard University, but did not earn a degree. He began his professional career writing baseball stories in the sports section of the New York Morning Telegraph.
Heywood Hale Broun (/ ˈ b r uː n /; March 10, 1918 – September 5, 2001) was an American author, sportswriter, commentator and actor. He was born and reared in New York City, the son of writer and activist Ruth Hale and newspaper columnist Heywood Broun.
Heywood Broun (born December 7, 1888, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died December 18, 1939, Stamford, Connecticut) was an American journalist noted for liberal social and political opinions.
Sep 7, 2001 · Heywood Hale Broun, the television commentator, sports correspondent and writer known for his wit and elegant commentary, died Wednesday at Kingston (N.Y.) Hospital. He was 83. Mr. Broun...
Sep 8, 2001 · Heywood Hale Broun, the sports commentator known for his handlebar mustache and prose as colorful as his sport coats, has died at 83. Broun died Wednesday at Kingston Hospital.
A 1939 obituary of Heywood Broun, a journalist and labor leader who fought against anti-Semitism and racism. The article highlights his columns on the S.S. St. Louis incident and his run for Congress on a platform of tolerance.
Sep 8, 2001 · Heywood Hale Broun, the television commentator and writer who cast an irreverent eye on the world of sports with a flair reflecting yet another career as an actor, died Wednesday at Kingston ...
