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Edgar Blue Washington, an African American in a Louise Brooks film
To mark Black History Month, the Louise Brooks Society blog offers this post about actor Edgar "Blue" Washington, a supporting player in the 1928 Louise Brooks film, Beggars of Life. Unusually so for...
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The J. Peterman Louise Brooks Flapper Winter Coat
The J. Peterman Company is an American retail company that sells clothing, fashion accessories, and other stuff (including furniture) through catalogs and the internet. It was founded by John Peterman...
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Louise Brooks and Black entertainers of the 1920s
To celebrate Black History Month, I've put together this piece noting some of the African American entertainers Louise Brooks encountered in the 1920s and 1930s, or those whose careers intersected with...
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The Canary Murder Case, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in...
The Canary Murder Case, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1929. The Canary Murder Case is a detective storyinvolving an amateur sleuth, a blackmailing showgirl, and the “swells” that...
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Gary Conklin, Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 92
Variety is reporting that Gary Conklin, the noted documentary filmmaker, died on December 26 at the age of 92. For fans and devotees of Louise Brooks, Conklin may be best known for Memories of Berlin:...
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Surrealist Painting artist Man Ray sent to silent film icon Louise Brooks...
If you've read the outstanding Barry Paris biography of Louise Brooks, then you likely know that the famed surrealist Man Ray once sent Louise Brooks a small painting. That painting has just gone to...
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A Girl in Every Port, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1928
A Girl in Every Port, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1928. A Girl in Every Port is a classic early “buddy film,” On loan to Fox, Louise Brooks plays Marie (Mam’selle Godiva), the...
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Diary of a Lost Girl, starring Louise Brooks, screens in Kent, England
Diary of a Lost Girl, starring Louise Brooks, will be shown later today (February 23) at the Palace Theater in Kent, England. This screening will feature a live musical accompaniment by Lilian Henley...
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Kansas Silent Film Festival to Screen Louise Brooks film A Girl in Every Port...
As it has a few times in the past, this year's Kansas Silent Film Festival will include a film featuring the Kansas-born silent film star, Louise Brooks. This year, the venerable event will screen the...
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When You’re in Love, with Louise Brooks (barely), was released on this day in...
When You’re in Love, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1937. When You’re in Love is a romantic musical scripted and directed by long-time Frank Capra writer Robert Riskin and starring...
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It Pays to Advertise, with Louise Brooks (briefly), was released on this day...
It Pays to Advertise, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931. The film is a farce about rival soap companies, an advertising agency, and a ne’er do-well playboy who attempts to make good....
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Louise Brooks in Diary of a Lost Girl screens in St. Louis on March 12
Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), starring Louise Brooks, will be shown in St. Louis(e), Missouri on March 12. This presentation by Silents, Please! STL will feature an introduction by SPSTL's Kate Stewart....
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Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box screens in Detroit on March 22
Pandora's Box (1929), starring Louise Brooks, will be shown in Detroit, Michigan on March 22. This presentation by Silents at the Senate will feature a live musical accompaniment by Andrew Rogers on...
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Lulu in Motown, Louise Brooks in Detroit
Back on December 8, 2006, I had the honor of introducing Pandora's Box before a screening ofthe film at the Detroit Film Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. Located within the Detroit Institute of Arts, this...
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Louise Brooks Auction
Sixteen photos which once belonged to Louise Brooks are currently being auctioned online through the liveauctioneers.com website. The seller of these images purchased them at auction, when the Estate...
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Louise Brooks in Ireland, happy St. Patrick's day
Happy St. Patrick's day from the Louise Brooks Society. Just recently, a handful of Irish newspaper archives came online. I did a search and thought to share some of what I found to celebrate this most...
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Original drawing of Louise Brooks by Willy Pogány for sale
An original drawing of Louise Brooks by famed artist / illustrator Willy Pogány is currently for sale through Royal Books. This vintage caricature, measuring approximately 14 x 19 inches, was executed...
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Evening Clothes, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1927
Evening Clothes, featuring a different looking Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1927. The film is a romantic comedy about a gentleman farmer who — spurned by his bride, goes to the big city...
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A Social Celebrity, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926
A Social Celebrity, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926. The film is a romantic comedy about a small town barber who follows his heart and heads to the big city where he hopes to...
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W.C. Fields & Louise Brooks in It’s The Old Army Game in 35mm in Somerville, MA
It’s The Old Army Game (1926), starring W.C. Fields & Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Somerville Theater in Somerville, Massachusetts (north of Boston) on Sunday, April 6th at 2:00 pm. And...
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