Brookline High School
Lawrence Roy Cohen “Laurie, Biffer”
Lawrence Roy Cohen (“Laurie, Biffer”) is one of 249 graduates in the class of 1929 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Freshman Football and Glee Club; lived at 256 Tappan Street.
Class of 1929
249 in the class of 1929 · 186 more named Cohen
- Full name
- Lawrence Roy Cohen
- Known as
- Laurie, Biffer
- Lived at
- 256 Tappan Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1929
- Course
- College
- Headed for
- Harvard
- Ambition
- “To see the world”
- Pastime
- “Sensible discussion”
Also searched as: Larry Cohen; Lawrence Cohen; Lawrence R. Cohen; Cohen, Lawrence.
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In context
Going through the Brookline High School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Lawrence is the 35th of 249 names on this site. In the scan, Lawrence appears on page 40, in the first third of the run of 249 portraits read for this site (pages 31 to 96). College was the course of 81 out of 239 classmates who printed one (34%), including Lawrence. “Dramatics” appears in 23 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1929, Lawrence's among them. A college or college-preparatory course was the choice of 36% of those who printed a course in the class of 1929; the neighbouring classes show 45% in 1928 and 39% in 1930.
| On the same scan page | Alice F. Colby, Thomas Jerome Connelly, Frank J. Connor |
|---|---|
| Same street | Tappan Street: 4 other classmates |
| Same club | Glee Club: 69 other classmates |
| Same club | Dramatics: 22 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 84 of 127 classmates with a plan (66%) |
| Same course | College: 81 of 239 classmates with a course (34%) |
At home, 256 Tappan Street
The 1931 city directory lists Lawrence Roy Cohen with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1928 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Cohen at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Bobert Cohen, do mfr lived herepage
- Edward I Cohen, do mfr lived herepage
- Ethel M Cohen lived herepage
- James Cohen, do mfr lived herepage
The Cohen household is listed here in 1931 too.
What Lawrence did at school
Fellow members from Lawrence's own class:
What the yearbook said
A smile m time caused nine
Also grew up on Tappan Street
The class of 1929
Jack CohenBrookline 1929
Alice F. ColbyBrookline 1929
Frank CohenBrookline 1929
Thomas Jerome ConnellyBrookline 1929
Florence CoenBrookline 1929
Frank J. ConnorBrookline 1929
Others named Cohen
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Solomon CohenSoldiers of the Great War, 1920: Massachusetts 1920
Arthur M. CohenNeedham 1928
Edward CohenArlington 1927
Eva CohenChelsea 1925
Sarah CohenChelsea 1925
Freda CohenChelsea 1925
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1929, page 40.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1929broo).
Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via the Internet Archive.
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