Collyer Brothers, Homer & Langley: Don‘t Bother Us! - Episode 104

Homer and Langley Collyer grew up under the most favorable of conditions.  Their father was a successful gynecologist – their mother a former opera singer – and they lived together in a beautiful home.  Born in 1881 and 1885 respectively, Homer and Langley grew up typical of children from an affluent family.  Homer became a lawyer and Langley became a professional concert pianist.

Then, when both parents died in the 1920s, the brothers took control of the home, and their behavior became increasingly eccentric.  At the time of their death, they had hoarded 136 tons of everything from pottery to pianos, fourteen of the latter, and that’s just for openers.

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