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Book signing for the Louise Brooks edition of The Diary of a Lost Girl
I will be signing copies of my "Louise Brooks edition" of Margarete Bohme's The Diary of a Lost Girl (PandorasBox Press) on Saturday, March 23 from 2 to 5 pm at the first annual Noe Valley Authors...
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Tagebuch einer Verlorenen poster
Speaking of Tagebuch einer Verlorenen, or The Diary of a Lost Girl (see my earlier post), I recently came across this image of an early 20th century German poster and would like to more about it....
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Here it is, the original Louise Brooks exercise video . . . .
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The Diary of a Lost Girl book signing
A reminder that I will be signing copies of my "Louise Brooks edition" of Margarete Bohme's The Diary of a Lost Girl (PandorasBox Press) today, Saturday, March 23 from 2 to 5 pm at the first annual Noe...
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Louise Brooks and the Missouri Review
Seemingly, The Missouri Review has a thing for Louise Brooks. . . . My writer friend, Lisa K. Buchanan, was kind enough to give me her copy of the Fall 2012 issue of The Missouri Review. She did so...
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Alfred Hitchcock silent films
If you ever seen an early Alfred Hitchcock film, especially his silent efforts, than you may be aware his movies were influenced by German filmmaker of the 1920's - notably Fritz Lang and G.W. Pabst....
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Cool pic of the day - Louise Brooks
Cool pic of the day: the one and only Louise Brooks, circa 1925.Â
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Louise Brooks Society blog nominated for a LAMMY Award
The Louise Brooks Society has been nominated for a LAMMY Award by the Large Association of Movie Blogs. The nomination came in the Best Movie Element Blog category. The award is "given for outstanding...
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Valeska Gert street sign
Continuing our series of streets named after Louise Brooks and other individuals associated with her films . . . here is a German street sign which bears the name of Valeska Gert, the avant-garde...
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Louise Brooks - Valentina exhibit in Italy
As fans and followers of Louise Brooks know, the actress was the inspiration behind Guido Crepax's internationally celebrated Valentina comix / graphic novels. A show currently on display at the Cart...
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Valentina come Louise Brooks
Speaking of Valentina, and speaking of Louise Brooks . . . there is a recently published book which is terrific, and which every serious Brooks fan will want to own. The book was published in Italy in...
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Remembering Roger Ebert (a fan of Louise Brooks)
I'll never forget the first time I met Roger Ebert, which was some years ago, as this snapshot testifies. At the time, I introduced myself as the director of Louise Brooks Society. Roger and I had the...
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Artist William Kentridge to produce Lulu opera in 2015
Though it's not news, I was pleased to learn just recently that famed South-African artist, filmmaker and designer of opera and theater William Kentridge will direct a new production of Alban Berg's...
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Louise Brooks by Preston Duncan
A rather appealing portrait of Louise Brooks by Preston Duncan, circa 1931.
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Louise Brooks: Byline as Mae Tinee
Today, the Chicago Tribune ran a fun and interesting article called "10 things you might not know about film critics." Among others, it discusses the reviews of Pulitzer Prize winners Carl Sandburg...
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Louise Brooks' childhood friend, Vivian Vance
If you wondering who the sultry women in the above picture might be, wonder no longer. . . . It's Vivian Vance, the television and theater actress best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to...
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Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks was not known as someone who smiled very often when photographed. Here is an early portrait, circa 1925. It depicts Louise Brooks at her pouty best.
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Wrong, wrong, and wrong again
For sale on eBay are a pair of vintage product cards, each of which were likely packaged along with candy, chocolates, cigarettes, or some other small item. The card on the left is without a doubt...
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LULU, a comic, by John Linton Roberson
Lulu is a newly published comic, or graphic novel, by John Linton Roberson. It is based on the Lulu plays by Frank Wedekind. Those same plays, of course, were the basis for the G.W. Pabst film,...
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Another new Lulu comic, Louise et les loups, by Marion Mousse
Lulu, by John Linton Roberson, is not the only new Lulu-inspired comic. . . . Only recently, I was made aware of Louise Brooks tome 1 - Louise et les loups, by Marion Mousse. This 160-page French...
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