Howard Brubaker (June 26, 1882 - February 2, 1957) was an American magazine editor and writer. Brubaker was born in

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. In 1902 he moved to New York, where he lived at the University Settlement House for several years before becoming an associate editor for '' Success'' from 1907 to 1911. He went on to become an editor for ''

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'' (1914–19) and '' The Liberator'' (1918-24) as well as a contributor to many other magazines including ''

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''. He published over 100 short stories and a number of non-fiction pieces on contemporary affairs, especially national politics, in which he tended to espouse a left-of-center viewpoint.The Fales Library Guide to the Howard Brubaker Papers
. Retrieved November 20, 2014 He is best known for "Of All Things", a by-liner column that ran weekly in the

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from 1925 to 1951. This column was composed of a series of brief paragraphs that offered humorous and satirical comments on contemporary happenings and personages. Many of these witticisms were reprinted in newspapers across the country. Brubaker died at his home in

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, at the age of 74.

Bibliography

* * * * * * * *Felix Ray is a Brubaker pseudonym.

References

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