Louise Cromwell Brooks
Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks (ca. 1890 - May 30, 1965) was an American socialite and the first wife of General Douglas MacArthur. She was "considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women".
Famous quotes containing the words louise, cromwell and/or brooks:
“To me, the whole process of being a brushstroke in someone else’s painting is a little difficult.”
—Madonna [Madonna Louise Ciccione] (b. 1959)
“I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.”
—Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)
“What if we wake one shimmering morning to
Hear the fierce hammering
Of his firm knuckles
Hard on the door?
Shall we not shudder?”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)