Early Life and Education
Brossard was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and had brothers Vincent and Boyd and a sister Adele. Both their mother Therese and father were educated, from the Mormon elite and upper-middle-class families who were major landowners in the area. After his parents separated, his mother struggled to support the family. The family moved to Washington, D.C., where he grew up. Brossard dropped out of school at age eleven and was chiefly self-educated. He suffered from migraines starting in childhood.
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