This month in real estate history

1934: Notorious, colorful real estate mogul dies

Peaches Browning, who infamously married Edward Browning at 15
Peaches Browning, who infamously married Edward Browning at 15

From the October issue: A successful real estate operator and publicity hound renowned for lavishing attention on children and a scandalous marriage to a 15-year-old, died 80 years ago this month.

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Edward Browning was 59 when he passed away at a rented mansion in Scarsdale, N.Y., after falling ill months earlier at a Manhattan hotel-apartment where he spent much of his time. He gained the nickname “Daddy” for the attention he gave children through personal contact and philanthropic enterprises. [more]