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The Holocaust, Heinrich Himmler, Jodi Picoult, and The Diary of a Lost Girl
I am continuing to research The Diary of a Lost Girl, Margarete Böhme's controversial 1905 novel which served as the basis for the equally controversial 1929 film starring Louise Brooks. In 2015, I...
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Lulu's debut. . . on this day in 1905
On this day in history: Here is the cast list for the first stage production of Frank Wedekind's Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box), which took place at the Trianon Theater in Vienna, Austria on...
View ArticleRamona, the song (at San Francisco Silent Film Festival)
Tonight, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival screens the 1928 historical drama Ramona, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's popular 1884 novel of the same name. Directed by Edwin Carewe, the film stars...
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New edition of Laura Moriarty's The Chaperone from Spain
A new edition of Laura Moriarty's The Chaperone is out today in Spain. This handsome softcover edition of the bestselling American novel features Louise Brooks on the cover. The book was translated by...
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Blast from the past: Etch-a-Sketch
An Etch-a-Sketchist featuring Louise Brooks drawn on a Etch-a-Sketch. Isn't it nifty? I could never manage more than a stick figure or two on those things.
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Brooksie: The Jazz Age Musical
I wanted to let everyone know that Brooksie: The Jazz Age Musical is now available in the United States. A recording can be obtained through CDBaby at www.cdbaby.com/cd/brooksie There, you can also...
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An amusing 1926 cartoon strip
An amusing cartoon strip found while doing research. It dates from 1926, and is by Rube Goldberg.
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Mischa Barton: Louise Brooks rock n roll
From a few years ago, film and television actress Mischa Barton dressed up to look like Louise Brooks. I love the "Louise Brooks rock 'n roll" identification. Be sure and check out tomorrow's blog,...
View ArticleSome pretty great bangs & bobbed hair: celebrating Ipso Facto & Theoretical Girl
Here is the 2007 video for the Ipso Facto single "Harmonise," directed by Tony Mines. This band sported some pretty great bangs and bobbed hair.Ipso Facto were a goth-inflected, melodramatic...
View ArticleLIke Louise Brooks
"Like Louise Brooks" by Sarah Azzara, from her superb 2000 album Revenge Of Danger Girl. (Available on CD Baby.)
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Louise Brooks asks: Anyone for tennis?
Louise Brooks asks: Anyone for tennis? (Photo circa 1928).
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Emil Petaja "Photoplay Edition"
I have a few copies of Photoplay Edition, by Emil Petaja, which I would like to sell. This collectors guide was the first book on the subject of photoplay editions, the movie tie-in books of the silent...
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Cool pic of the day: Louise Brooks, the glance
Cool pic of the day: the glance (Louise Brooks, circa 1928)
View ArticleLouise Brooks at Glastonbury Music Festival
On Saturday June 28th, The Dodge Brothers & Neil Brand become the first band to accompany a silent film at the famous Glastonbury Festival in England. The long running festival, which draws more...
View ArticleComposer David Diamond (1915 - 2005)
Composer David Diamond, "one of the most gifted and prolific American composers of the 20th century," died on Monday at his home near Rochester, New York. He was 89. There are a couple of notable...
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San Francisco Screening of Anna May Wong documentary
For PBS viewers in the San Francisco Bay Area: Join KQED and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) for an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration and film screening on Wednesday, May 21,...
View ArticleNew Silent Film Documentary - Silence is Golden
Check out this swell new short documentary telling the story of cinema's origins from the pioneers of the first films till the first full talkie The Jazz Singer. I like it, and not just because Louise...
View ArticleFirst ever Louise Brooks Society blog on this day in 2002
The first ever Louise Brooks Society blog appeared on LiveJournal on this day in 2002. To mark the occasion, here is that first post:In search of the perfect bob, in the Philippines The Philippine...
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"World Gin Day" poster features Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks drank more than her fair share of gin, and perhaps that's why the actress adorns this poster for Ginstock, an event taking place today celebrating "World Gin Day" in England. The annual...
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Louise Brooks: a social celebrity in evening clothes
Louise Brooks: a social celebrity in evening clothes
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