American actor
Brooke was an expert on Thomas Jefferson.
Brooke confided to his nephew that had hed known his line about plastics in The Graduate would have become so iconic, as it did, hed have invested in them. Apparently the market took off in 1968 because of that one remark.
Brookes favourite comedy was The Kentucky Fried Movie . He loved to laugh, and said it was the funniest film hed ever seen.