Theodore Brooks was the loving and attentive younger brother of Louise. The two shared a special bond, and Theo could almost be seen as the more docile version of his older sister. Louise's tendency for rage and temper tantrums was something that Theodore lacked. This intense patience of his, coupled with his good humor, allowed him to take his sister for who she was and balance her out. He was a sought after journalist in Kansas, as well as tennis champion and a jovial, free spirit. He was deaf in one ear and therefore mostly deaf in his later years, causing the two to be restricted to written correspondence. Barry Paris has written a beautiful chapter in his book about their relationship, which came to a screeching halt after Theo accused Louise of having cancelled hip surgery due to falling off the wagon; he may not have been wrong, but Louise took this as a chance to cut herself off from her beloved brother, who was then ill with emphysema. Many see this as her inability to cope with losing him; I suppose we'll never know. Either way, read up on Theo, because he appears to have been a warm, empathetic, breath-of-fresh-air, free creature, as autonomous as his older sister and certainly just as easy to fall in love with.
http://www.documentaryofalostgirl.com/blog/2017/1/18/louise-brooks-from-a-to-z-t-for-theo-tynan-tot-ted-shawn-and-st-therese
http://www.documentaryofalostgirl.com/blog/2017/1/18/louise-brooks-from-a-to-z-t-for-theo-tynan-tot-ted-shawn-and-st-therese
Theodore Brooks was the loving and attentive younger brother of Louise. The two shared a special bond, and Theo could almost be seen as the more docile version of his older sister. Louise's tendency for rage and temper tantrums was something that Theodore lacked. This intense patience of his, coupled with his good humor, allowed him to take his sister for who she was and balance her out. He was a sought after journalist in Kansas, as well as tennis champion and a jovial, free spirit. He was deaf in one ear and therefore mostly deaf in his later years, causing the two to be restricted to written correspondence. Barry Paris has written a beautiful chapter in his book about their relationship, which came to a screeching halt after Theo accused Louise of having cancelled hip surgery due to falling off the wagon; he may not have been wrong, but Louise took this as a chance to cut herself off from her beloved brother, who was then ill with emphysema. Many see this as her inability to cope with losing him; I suppose we'll never know. Either way, read up on Theo, because he appears to have been a warm, empathetic, breath-of-fresh-air, free creature, as autonomous as his older sister and certainly just as easy to fall in love with.
http://www.documentaryofalostgirl.com/blog/2017/1/18/louise-brooks-from-a-to-z-t-for-theo-tynan-tot-ted-shawn-and-st-therese
http://www.documentaryofalostgirl.com/blog/2017/1/18/louise-brooks-from-a-to-z-t-for-theo-tynan-tot-ted-shawn-and-st-therese
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