Bromfield, Louis: - Louis Bromfield was born in Mansfield, Ohio on December 27, 1896. During the 1920s and 1930s he made a name for himself as an internationally popular bestselling novelist. In 1927 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and in 1927 and 1929 he was a recipient of the prestigious O. Henry Memorial Short Story Award. In 1939 Louis founded Malabar Farm near Mansfield, Ohio. At malabar Farm he soon established a reputation as a leading proponent of sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Louis Bromfield died on March 18, 1956. Today Malabar Farm continues to preserve Louis Bromfield's legacy as Malabar Farm State Park.