Don't forget, Diary of a Lost Girl TONIGHT in Los Angeles
DON'T FORGET: The Silent Treatment and the Cinefamily Theater will screen the classic 1929 Louise Brooks film, Diary of a Lost Girl, on August 7 in Los Angeles, California. More information here....
View ArticleLouise Brooks anniversaries
Louise Brooks (actress, dancer, and writer) died on this day, August 8th, in 1985. And in tribute, the Louise Brooks Society was launched on the web in August of 1995. A major overhaul of the LBS (at...
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Lehigh University newspaper weighs in on The American Venus
I was stumbling around the Lehigh University website recently when I noticed that the school's newspaper, The Brown and White, had been scanned and put on line in a searchable format. I looked up...
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Balboa Theater Kickstarter Campaign to upgrade to digital
I received the following email, copied below, a couple of days ago. It is about the Balboa Theater in San Francisco. Back in the 1920's, it showed a handful of Louise Brooks' films, as did many other...
View ArticleLouise Brooks :: Monsieur Sable (w/ Marion) - La Javanaise
Magnifique ! Versión de "La Javanaise" de Serge Gainsbourg, con imágenes de "La Caja de Pandora" ("Loulou") de G.W. Pabst
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An imaginary interview with Louise Brooks
Italian Louise Brooks fan G. Luca Chiovelli, author of the fantastic Italian website devoted to the actress, had penned a two-part imaginary interview with Louise Brooks titled (in translation) "Louise...
View ArticleLouise Brooks :: Harvest Rain ~ "Fountain of Night"
Check it out: Harvest Rain ~ "Fountain of Night" video from the YouTube channel belonging to HourOfDecision777 ~ featuring Louise Brooks, of course.
View ArticleGet social with the Louise Brooks Society
We hope you like the new refinements on the Louise Brooks Society blog, including the Disqus commenting system embedded in every post. Don't be shy. Ask a question, post a link, or leave a comment.If...
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Cool Pic of the Day: Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case
Cool Pic of the Day: Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case (1929).
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Louise Brooks inspired play to be restaged
I've seen mention on social media that there may be a new production of Janet Munsil'sEmphysema / Smoking with Lulu in the works. The play was inspired by true life incident. The synopsis from the...
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Louise Brooks: Two lovely stills
Here are two lovely stills from two early Louise Brooks films. The first is from It's the Old Army Game (1926). The second is from Love Em and Leave Em (1926). Both are Paramount films. Each captures...
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Rudolph Valentino 1895-1926
Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of Rudolph Valentino, who died in New York City at the age of 31 on August 23, 1926. We know from her letters that Louise Brooks had met Valentino, if only...
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Shop for Louise Brooks DVDs and Books and More
Check out the Louise Brooks Society store on Amazon.com. It's stocked with Louise Brooks movies, books, music and more.Among the books in the LBS store, and among the books highly recommended, is Art...
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Diary of a Lost Spectator
Here is a PDF link to Tracy Cox's essay, "Diary of a Lost Spectator: Carving a Space for Female Desire in Patriarchal Cinema."It appears in Fall / Winter 1995 issue of Spectator.
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RadioLulu: Louise Brooks / silent film themed radio
Just a reminder to be sure and check out RadioLulu - Louise Brooks inspired, silent film themed radio featuring music of the Twenties, Thirties and today - includes Brooks' related film music, early...
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Louise Brooks, Dismal Desmond and Bonzo
Louise Brooks with two stuffed animals, Dismal Desmond (left) and Bonzo (right), circa 1928. Each was very popular during the Jazz Age.
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Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios
Among the books the LBS highly recommends is Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios, by Frederic Lombardi. The book was published by McFarland in March.Dwan is a legendary...
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Louise Brooks: Two more lovely stills
Here are two more lovely stills from two early Louise Brooks films. Do you know which Paramount films they are from?
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Louise Brooks Society on Twitter
Be sure and check out the Louise Brooks Society on twitter @LB_SocietyJoin the conversation. To date, the LBS has posted more than 2,350 tweets to its now 1,865 followers.
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