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Peter Brinig

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Peter Brinig

Birth
Death
12 Mar 1979 (aged 87)
Burial
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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Peter Brinig was born May 17, 1891 to Moses and Rebecca Brinig. According to Leroy Stricker, Peter married Anna Johanna (Wiese) Brinig. They were the parents of Peter Charles and Jacqueline Brinig.

Peter's brother Myron was a famous and celebrated novelist in the early 20th century whose books portrayed growing up Jewish in Butte and his memories of the raucous mining town. Many of his main characters were inspired by his family and neighbors. His best known works were "Singermann" (1929), "Wide Open Town" (1931), "This Man is My Brother" (1932) and "The Sun Sets in the West" (1935).

Peter died March 12, 1979.

See MA thesis, "Myron Brinig's Butte: Jews in the Wide Open Town" for family story. http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4071&context=etd
Peter Brinig was born May 17, 1891 to Moses and Rebecca Brinig. According to Leroy Stricker, Peter married Anna Johanna (Wiese) Brinig. They were the parents of Peter Charles and Jacqueline Brinig.

Peter's brother Myron was a famous and celebrated novelist in the early 20th century whose books portrayed growing up Jewish in Butte and his memories of the raucous mining town. Many of his main characters were inspired by his family and neighbors. His best known works were "Singermann" (1929), "Wide Open Town" (1931), "This Man is My Brother" (1932) and "The Sun Sets in the West" (1935).

Peter died March 12, 1979.

See MA thesis, "Myron Brinig's Butte: Jews in the Wide Open Town" for family story. http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4071&context=etd


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  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54017775/peter-brinig: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Brinig (17 May 1891–12 Mar 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54017775, citing BNai Israel Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Pam (contributor 47212213).