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Max Ferguson painting features Louise Brooks
Max Ferguson is a contemporary artist of considerable talent. His realistic style, described as hyper-detailed and grounded in Old Master techniques, is both objective and poignant. It has great...
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New musical about Louise Brooks
There is a new musical loosely inspired by Louise Brooks called Hi Alba! The musical was created in June 2014 by the students and staff of the Lovewell Institute in partnership with the Short North...
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival Silent Autumn
Celebrate the Fall Season with Five Silent Film Programs withLive Musical Accompaniment at SILENT AUTUMNSeptember 20 at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre True art transcends time. The San Francisco Silent...
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Row, row, row your boat Louise Brooks
A publicity still for Rolled Stockings (1927), in which two colleges face off in a rowing competition. This image was likely taken in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the film was shot.
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1924 article: Decent Girls Plea for Chance Against Flappers
Came across this clipping while looking through microfilm and thought everyone might enjoy it. The article dates from 1924.
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Dorothy Knapp: American Venus Discloses Her Beauty Secrets
Here is another nifty article I came across a while back. It is from 1922. I think it nifty because it refers to Dorothy Knapp (Louise Brooks' later friend in the 1925 Ziegfeld Follies) as "The...
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Louise Brooks: An embroidered portrait
Some time ago, Erika, a friend of the Louise Brooks Society, sent this image of an embroidered portrait of Louise Brooks. It is from The American Venus. It's kinda cool.
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Collegiate perspective from the Jazz Age
Collegiate perspective on the Jazz Age from the newspaper from Penn State University.
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Youth perspective: Flapper Flare of Today
Here is another amusing item, a 1926 cartoon titled "Fay King Explains Flapper Flare of Today."
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Celebrate Silent Film in San Francisco
Tomorrow's San Francisco Silent Film Festival is a mixed bag. And that's perfectly okay, because the event's eclectic programming makes for a good point.The popular perception of movies of the Teens...
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Max Ferguson's Louise Brooks' painting "Lulu in New York"
On Thursday, I had the chance to meet artist New York Max Ferguson (see earlier entry) at a San Francisco gallery opening which featured his newest work. I was especially interested in seeing his new...
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Beggars of Life - A round-up of reviews
Beggars of Life, Louise Brooks' thirteenth film, was officially released on this day in 1928. The film is the story of a girl who - after killing her step-father - tries to escape the law with a young...
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Mentions of Beggars of Life
A while back, I came across this cartoon history of James Cagney. I noticed it because it mentions Beggars of Life. Cagney starred in the stage production of Jim Tully's book which played in New York...
View ArticleLook at me now - Electric Light Orchestra - Louise Brooks
Here is a video for "Look at me now" by Electric Light Orchestra. I don't think this is any sort of official video, just a fan made issue. It's here because it features Louise Brooks. (As a kid, I...
View ArticleLondon Symphony of a City - a new silent film
Louise Brooks went to Berlin in 1928 to film G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box. The look and pulse of the city she encountered may be seen in Walter Ruttman's Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, released the...
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Overland Stage Raiders - A round-up of reviews
Overland Stage Raiders, Louise Brooks' last film, was officially released on this day in 1938. The film, part of the "Three Mesquiteers" series, is a western with a 20th century setting involving...
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Louise Brooks: An invitation to the Commonwealth of Happiness
Check out this rare promotional card from the 1924 George White Scandals. Louise Brooks is not named - she really wasn't important or famous enough to be named - but there she is.I am not sure what the...
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The gaze of admiration always lingers on that which is beautiful and distinctive
Here's an interesting clipping I came across at the library. It is a 1926 advertisement from an English-language newspaper from Havana, Cuba. The figure in the ad is a Louise Brooks look-alike. I...
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Forthcoming novel has Louise Brooks character
Louise Brooks is a character in a forthcoming novel, The Roaring Road. The book, whose publication date has not been set, describes itself as "A Story of Adventure and Mayhem on the Highways and...
View ArticleAnother "Louise" (Brooks)
Here's another vintage version of "Louise," this one by Bob Haring and His Orchestra. This song and other versions can be heard on RadioLulu. Give a listen at http://www.live365.com/stations/298896
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