Mu-arie Brown wazalelwa eNew York. Ngaphambi kokusungulwa kwayo, abantu abasebenzisanga izindlela zokubuka ukuphepha kwabo. Ngo-1966, nomyeni wakhe u-Albert Brown, wanikeza ilungelo lobunikazi lesekethe yezokuphepha ekhaya. Isistimu yakhiwa ngamaphoyinti ama-4 okuqondiswe kuwo lapho ikhamera yayingahamba khona. Izithombe eziqoshiwe zazisakazwa esikrinini sokuqapha. Uhlelo lwakhe selusabalele umhlaba wonke. Manje isifakiwe emakhaya amaningi. Manje, noma nini lapho uqoshwa ekhaya, mamatheka noMarie Brown.