Norman Brokenshire was born on June 10, 1898 in Murchison, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Poetic Gem: Boyhood (1935), Poetic Gem: Early in the Mornin' (1935) and Poetic Gem: The Old Prospector Talks (1935). He died on May 4, 1965 in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, New York, USA.