▁Sm ell ▁of ▁Success : ▁The ▁Musical ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁D irty ▁Rotten ▁Sc ound rel s ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁the ▁off - B road way ▁Jerry ▁H erman ▁musical ▁rev ue ▁Show t une ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁bought ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁stage ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁drama ▁play ▁A ▁F ew ▁Good ▁Men , ▁written ▁by ▁play w right ▁A aron ▁S ork in . ▁The ▁play ▁opened ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁ 5 0 0 ▁performances . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁stars ▁Tom ▁Cru ise ▁and ▁Jack ▁Nich ol son . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁for ▁fifty - one ▁years , ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁Brown ▁was ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁Helen ▁G ur ley ▁Brown , ▁editor ▁of ▁Cos m opol itan ▁magazine ▁for ▁ 3 2 ▁years , ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁Single ▁Girl . ▁ ▁Brown ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Bruce , ▁from ▁a ▁prior ▁marriage , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁him , ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁brother , ▁Edward ▁Fish er ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁equally ▁for ▁his ▁manner lin ess , ▁fine ▁w ard ro be , ▁distinct ive ▁must ache ▁and ▁for ▁champion ing ▁writers . ▁He ▁had ▁strong ▁connections ▁with ▁publish ers ▁and ▁agents . ▁ ▁Brown ▁wrote ▁Brown ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Good ▁Life : ▁T ears