served at the NBC network as a staff writer in the 1930s before directing for the stage at the Mill Pond Theatre in New York. He then spent several years in Hollywood as a staff writer for low-budget pictures and serials before serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II. Brooks' time in the Corps had him writing training films at Quantico, Virginia and Camp Pendleton, California and rose to the rank of Sergeant. pp.30-31 Daniel, Douglass K. ''Tough as Nails: The Life
in the 1930s before directing for the stage at the Mill Pond Theatre in New York. He then spent several years in Hollywood as a staff writer for low-budget pictures and serials before serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II. Brooks' time in the Corps had him writing training films at Quantico, Virginia and Camp Pendleton, California and rose to the rank of Sergeant. pp.30-31 Daniel, Douglass K. ''Tough as Nails: The Life and Films of Richard Brooks'' Univ