Poet, translator,librettist, and lyricist. His most revived stage work
is his 1923 English translation of Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de
Bergerac". It was prepared especially for Walter Hampden, the most
famous Cyrano of his time, and is considered one of the greatest
translations of a literary work. For many years it was the standard
English version, and such actors as José Ferrer and Ralph Richardson
played Cyrano using Hooker's translation - Richardson on stage and on
records, and Ferrer on stage, records, film and television.
