Brooks Robards

Background

Robards, Brooks was born on August 21, 1942 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Daughter of Sidney Marshall and Claire Louise Robards.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Bryn Mawr College, 1964; Master of Arts in English Literature, U. Hartford, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Comm., U. Massachusetts, 1982.

Career

Reporter, Life Magazine, New York City, 1964-1965; editor women's page, Presque Isle (Maine) Star-Herald, 1965-1967; editor/public, Newington (Connecticut) Town Crier, 1973-1975; assistant professor mass committee, Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, 1979-1985; associate professor mass committee, Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, 1985-1988; professor mass committee, Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, since 1988; coordinator women's studies, Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, since 1995.

Achievements

• Brooks Robards has been listed as a noteworthy Mass communication educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger/With Free Poster

    (Recounts the life and career of the popular actor, from h...)

Membership

Member Northampton (Massachusetts) Cable television Board, 1983-1992. Member International Comm. Association, Speech Comm.

Association Popular Culture Association, N.E. Popular Culture Association (president 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: horseback riding, tennis, golf, travel, bridge.

Connections

Married Jonathan Josef Von Ranson, March 13, 1965 (divorced December 1975). Children: Erik Josef, Kristin Brooks, Joel Robert. Married James Lamport Kaplan, June 21, 1988.

Father:

Sidney Marshall Robards

Mother:

Claire Louise Robards

Spouse:

James Lamport Kaplan

Spouse:

Jonathan Josef Von Ranson

child:

Joel Robert Robards

child:

Erik Josef Robards

child:

Kristin Brooks Robards