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Erling Bergendahl and Pola Negri and Clara Bow but not Louise Brooks
A follow-up to my June 9th post which centered on the Norwegian journalist and filmmaker Erling Bergendahl.... in which I had mentioned that I had come across a June 1928 article, "Ungdom og...
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In need of some Louise Brooks related images
I am in need of better, high-resolution scans of the following images. Can anyone help? The first comes from Belgium, and is the cover (I believe though am not certain), of a program for a showing of...
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In need of some MORE Louise Brooks related images
This post is a follow-up to my previous post requesting help in locating material I would like to include in my forthcoming book, Around the World with Louise Brooks. I am in need of better,...
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Around the World with Louise Brooks, some trimmings from the cutting room floor
First off, a big THANK YOU to Leif Jensen for sending me images of three Louise Brooks' magazine covers from Denmark, one of which I had never seen before. I have added them to my forthcoming book,...
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Around the World with Louise Brooks, MORE trimmings from the cutting room floor
A continuation of yesterday's post.... Here are a couple more odds 'n ends which I can't make use of or don't have room for in Around the World with Louise Brooks. Both come from the December 1930...
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Around the World with Louise Brooks, even MORE trimmings from the cutting...
A continuation of the previous two posts.... Here are a couple more odds 'n ends which I can't make use of or don't have room for in Around the World with Louise Brooks.The first piece is a five page...
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Louise Brooks - actress remembered as artist
Louise Brooks, in the years before her passingLouise Brooks died on this day in 1985. Articles and obituaries were carried in newspapers across the United States and around the world. Brooks' passing...
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Around the World with Louise Brooks, even a FEW MORE trimmings from the...
A continuation of the series of previous posts.... Here is another odds 'n ends which I can't make use of or don't have room for in Around the World with Louise Brooks. As with the earlier post in this...
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Around the World with Louise Brooks, a few LAST trimmings from the cutting...
A continuation of the series of previous posts.... Here are a couple more odds 'n ends which I can't make use of or don't have room for in Around the World with Louise Brooks. The first is a three page...
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Something to read about Louise Brooks, recently on the web
If you are stuck at home these days and are spending more time than ever looking for something to read or watch, might I recommend.... a couple of worthwhile articles which have popped up which I would...
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New Louise Brooks DVD - Prix de beaute released in Italy
Prix de beaute, the Louise Brooks film made in France in 1930, has just been released on DVD in Italy. I haven't yet received a copy, but I assume this to be the silent version of the 1930 film as...
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Two poems - one Louise Brooks, one Lulu - first installment in memory of my...
With time on my hands due to the coronavirus pandemic quarantine, I was digging around the corners of the internet the other day - two different corners actually, when I came across a couple of poems...
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Two poems - one Louise Brooks, one Lulu - second installment in memory of my...
With time on my hands due to the coronavirus pandemic quarantine, I was digging around the corners of the internet the other day - two different corners actually, when I came across a couple of poems...
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Pierre Bismuth - Following the Right Hand of Louise Brooks in Beauty Prize
Just coming to auction is Pierre Bismuth's "Following the Right Hand of Louise Brooks in Beauty Prize," a 2009 mixed-media piece. The piece, which will be featured in a live auction on September 30,...
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Louise Brooks - Lulu and Beyond with Pamela Hutchinson
On October 28, film historian Pamela Hutchinson will talk about the life and legacy of 1920s star Louise Brooks during an online event sponsored by the City of Westminster Libraries & Archives in...
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Major Louise Brooks Retrospective in Zurich, Switzerland Oct 5 - Nov 18, 2020
FilmPodium has announced the dates for its rescheduled Louise Brooks retrospective. The 15 film series, originally set to take place earlier this year but cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus...
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Louise Brooks related film to watch online
This year, the world famous Pordenone Silent Film Festival | Le Giornate del Cinema Muto is going online. In the wake of the worldwide coronovirus pandemic, the eight days of screenings originally set...
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Another Louise Brooks related film to watch online
Alan Boyle pointed out on the Louise Brooks Society Facebook page the recent availability of Dance with Death: The Ufa Star Sybille Schmitz (2000), a ten year old documentary about the once popular...
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Another newly found poem which references Louise Brooks
Last week, I came across yet another published poem which references Louise Brooks. The poem, titled "The Time Machine," is by Jon Anderson (1940–2007), a contemporary American poet and educator....
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Louise Brooks on Huffington Post by Thomas Gladysz
The Louise Brooks Society went online in the summer of 1995, around the time amazon.com, Netscape and other pioneering websites first launched. As such, it is among the older surviving websites. One of...
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