▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁writer ’ s ▁community , ▁and , ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Alg on quin ▁Round ▁Table ▁at ▁the ▁Alg on quin ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁H ale ▁and ▁Br oun ▁were ▁quietly ▁divor ced ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁although ▁the ▁two ▁remained ▁close ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁res ide ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁property ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁Ten ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁H ale ▁came ▁down ▁with ▁an ▁int est inal ▁fe ver ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁St am ford . ▁Br oun ▁r ushed ▁his ▁former ▁wife ▁to ▁Doctor ' s ▁Hospital ▁on ▁the ▁Upper ▁East ▁Side ▁of ▁Manh attan , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Rog ers ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Film ▁port ray al ▁H ale ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁the ▁actress ▁Jane ▁Adams ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁film ▁Mrs . ▁Parker ▁and ▁the ▁V icious ▁Circle . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁D ale ▁K ram er , ▁Hey wood ▁Br oun , ▁a ▁Bi ographical ▁Port rait , ▁New ▁York : ▁Current ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Hey wood ▁H ale ▁Br oun , ▁Wh ose ▁Little ▁Boy ▁Are ▁You ? ▁New ▁York : ▁St . ▁Martin ’ s ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The