41. Louise Brooks A Biography louise brooks left Wichita, Kansas, for New York City at age fifteen and lived the kind of life of which legends are made. From her beginnings as a dancer http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/P/paris_brooks.html

Louise Brooks A Biography Barry Paris See also: Lulu in Hollywood by Louise Brooks document.write(''); $22.95 Paper ISBN: 0-8166-3781-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3781-2 The long-awaited republication of this captivating account of the star's life. Louise Brooks left Wichita, Kansas, for New York City at age fifteen and lived the kind of life of which legends are made. From her beginnings as a dancer to her years in Hollywood, Berlin, and beyond, she was hailed and reviled as a new type of woman: independent, intellectually daring, and sexually free. In this widely acclaimed, first and only comprehensive biography, Barry Paris traces Brooks's trajectory from her childhood through her fall into obscurity and subsequent "resurrection" as a brilliant writer and enduring film icon. "Unquestionably the film biography of the year is Barry Paris's Louise Brooks —great, provocative reading." —Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight " Louise Brooks is not simply a summary of her movie plots and love affairs but a serious work of film and social history." "Star biographies don't get any better than Barry Paris's

42. Louise Brooks | Biography (1906-1985) louise brooks made few films which are seldom seen, and by most accounts was difficult, a snob and a gossip. She exists in our minds as fragments, http://www.leninimports.com/louise_brooks.html

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43. Louise Brooks,  Musa Do Cinema E De Uma época. Translate this page On nomes Greta Garbo, ou Marlene Dietrich, são famosos, mas quem foi louise brooks? Se ela foi considerada melhor que estas outras atrizes, porque caiu no http://lb.viagensimagens.com/inicio.htm

Louise Brooks Não existe Garbo. Não existe Dietrich. Existe apenas Louise Brooks. Henri Langlois O que explica que uma quase desconhecida personalidade do cinema mudo, ignorada durante tanto tempo, torne-se, a cada dia mais, uma febre mundial? O que existe naquelas antigas fotografias cor sépia, ou nas precárias imagens dos remanescentes filmes mudos, que justifique este interesse, curiosidade ou admiração, em pessoas de lugares tão diferentes? On nomes Greta Garbo, ou Marlene Dietrich, são famosos, mas quem foi Louise Brooks? Se ela foi considerada melhor que estas outras atrizes, porque caiu no esquecimento, e porque agora ressurgiu? Louise Brooks foi, sem dúvida, uma atriz à frente de seu tempo. Dona de uma beleza incomum, também era dotada de uma personalidade fortíssima, e uma vontade determinada. Numa época em que a maioria dos atores e atrizes, para ter trabalho, tornavam-se submissos e eram explorados ao máximo, mal pagos, e freqüentemente nem tinham seus nomes exibidos nos créditos dos filmes, o seu temperamento era por demais explosivo, e Louise, ao não aceitar as normas vigentes na ainda jovem Hollywood incomodou muito aos donos de estúdios, o que de certa forma explica o porquê dela ter sido colocada de lado por tantos anos.

44. Louise Brooks Photo 2 louise brooks. Selected films of this star available for viewing. It s the Old Army Game (1926). Beggars of Life (1928). A Girl in Every Port (1928) http://www.silentsaregolden.com/photos/louisebrooksphoto2.html

Louise Brooks Selected films of this star available for viewing: It's the Old Army Game (1926) Beggars of Life (1928) A Girl in Every Port (1928) Return to photos page

45. Images - Looking For Lulu: Louise Brooks With her trademark Dutch bob haircut and large expressive eyes, louise brooks starred in only a small group of movies, most notably G.W. Pabst s Pandora s http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue06/reviews/louisebrooks.htm

TV review by Gary Johnson [click on photos for larger versions] Go to TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Web site "I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you, it will be with a knife." Louise Brooks W ith her trademark Dutch bob haircut and large expressive eyes, Louise Brooks starred in only a small group of movies, most notably G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl , but today she is revered as one of the great icons of silent cinema. Her story doesn't resemble a typical Hollywood success story. In fact, it's hardly a success story at all. The story of Louise Brooks is the story of a life lived with few compromises, of a life lived with little regard for the powers that held the purse strings in Hollywood, of a life lived for the momentas the quintessential jazz baby that she was. Louise Brooks failed to play by the rules. And she lived with the results of her stubbornness. After Hollywood blacklisted her and the only work she could find was in B movie productions, she finally left Hollywood altogether. Years later, unknown in New York, she virtually barricaded herself in her apartment and found consolation in bottles of gin. But her story didn't end there, and that's the real reason we still remember Louise Brooks today. Louise Brooks turned to writing and once her articles were published in Sight and Sound and Film Culture (and later the articles were collected in her book Lulu in Hollywood ), the world discovered that Louise Brooks possessed astonishing wit and insight. Through her writing, she gave us an insider's view of Hollywood and the vagaries of stardom.

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47. BBC - H2g2 - Louise Brooks: Actress And Writer louise brooks is an icon of the 20th Century, her face framed by her famous black helmet hairstyle symbolising the flappers of the 1920s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2982440

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48. Bella Donna: Louise Brooks | Actress, Beauty Icon, Bella Donna | BellaSugar - Be Since bob haircuts are back in full force, I thought we should take a moment to admire louise brooks, the silent film actress who put severe short haircuts http://bellasugar.com/298586

@import "http://images.teamsugar.com/themes/bella/style.css"; New: Create Your Own! Pop Celebrity ... Bella Donna: Louise Brooks Thu, 06/07/2007 - 6:00am by bellasugar 8,786 Views Share Email this Print This AIM This ... Subscribe to Comments I'm delighted to introduce a new feature called Bella Donna , where we pay tribute to beauty icons through the ages. A Bella Donna could be an actress, a model, or another prominent historical or modern figure. The only requirement is that she have a distinct and influential look. (Got an idea for a Bella Donna post? Tell me below.) Since bob haircuts are back in full force, I thought we should take a moment to admire Louise Brooks, the silent film actress who put severe short haircuts on the map. Best known for her breakthrough role in 1929's Pandora's Box , Brooks' blunt-cut bangs and high-shine dark hair set off a nationwide trend. Perfectly manicured brows, pale skin, and dark velvety lips finished off her stunning look. In 1938, Brooks retired from Hollywood at a young age, and it's said that she was later discovered working at a sales clerk at Saks To see a gallery of this Bella Donna's influential beauty looks, read more

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51. Louise Brooks Society: Louise Brooks Centenary This year marks the louise brooks centenary. The dancer and actress was born on November 14, 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas. The anniversary of brooks birth http://louisebrookssociety.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DE77B132D01961!224.entry

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skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Louise Brooks :: portrait Something done for the sheer 'helluvit' Enjoy! Posted by Dominic Bugatto at 8:13 PM 19 comments: Travis Christian said... I like this one, Dominic! Cool border. I really look forward to seeing more! 1:03 AM Dominic Bugatto said... Thanks Travis , excercises like this one are always a good way for me to experiment with some ideas and techniques, rather than risk it on a paying gig. 9:40 AM geenpool said... dood!! This is feckin' beautiful. Love the cleaness of it. Damn, man...you are good. 1:56 PM the doodlers said... Nice positive negative space thing happening here. Cool indeed. 10:34 AM Pat Pakula said... thanks for the comment! i love this portrait. great stuff. 4:08 PM Dominic Bugatto said... Geenpool - you're too kind Doodlers - thanks for stopping by Pat - thanks man, it's appreciated 9:15 PM Jeff Durham said... Tremendous composition and the drawing is outstanding. This one is verrrry nice. 12:58 AM Clive said... Hi Domonic, great blog and work, this is particularly lovely. I don't buy comics, but have nevertheless seen your stuff around in illos for many many years and enjoyed it. I remember you also from the most excellent design department at Nelvanarama many years ago. Best, and hope I haven't already made a comment like this, I've been looking at your blog awhile now... 4:57 PM E m m a n u e l l e . W a l k e r

54. HUMPHREY BOGEY Provides an article about Bogart by louise brooks. http://www.psykickgirl.com/lulu/bogey.html

55. Online Jazz Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - RadioLulu louise brooks inspired radio featuring music of the Twenties through today includes film music, songs by the actress contemporaries, vintage jazz, http://www.live365.com/stations/298896

Station Page Broadcaster Profile Broadcast Schedule Updated: Aug 20, 07 Created: Dec 29, 02 TLH: Rating: Rated by: 28 people Audio: FM 32 kbps Website Tell a friend YAHOO: silentfilmbuff RadioLulu capitalizeMe("jazz,30s,soundtracks"); DJ: thomas gladysz Location: document.write(GetLocationString('San Francisco', 'CA', '209')); Louise Brooks inspired radio featuring music of the Twenties through today - includes film music, songs by the actress' contemporaries, vintage jazz, dance bands, and contemporary pop songs about this famous silent film star. // CONTROLS OPTIONS IN PLS WINDOW var playlistLocal = 'Y'; // WE *DON'T* WANT TO USE THE SAME BUY BUTTONS AS THE MINIPLAYER WINDOW var imageDir = "/images/"; var css = ''; var showBuyButton = "Y"; var displayType = 'PLR'; var playlistLoaded = true; var stationID = 298896 + 0; Now Playing Become a VIP! All-Access - No Sold Out Stations Commercial-Free Listening CD-Quality Custom Recommendations DrawRectAd("jazz"); Broadcaster Comments RadioLulu is a Louise Brooks-inspired radio station broadcasting music of the Twenties through today. This unique station features music from six of the actresses' films - including the haunting themes from Prix de Beaute and Beggars of Life . There is Maurice Chevalier's much-loved 1929 recording of "Louise," as well as other vintage tracks associated with the actress. RadioLulu also plays Brooks-themed songs by contemporary rock artists such as Soul Coughing, Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD), Marillion, Ron Hawkins, and Sarah Azzarra.

56. Combustible Celluloid: Great Film Books - Lulu In Hollywood, By Louise Brooks Lulu in Hollywood, by louise brooks. Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson. Buy Lulu in Hollywood, by louise brooks. brooks was one of the most luminous and vivid http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/brooks.shtml

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57. Louise Brooks In The Silent Collection By Tammy Stone A biography of film star louise brooks from her flapper days in the US through her iconic Lulu film appearances in Germany and beyond, accompanied by images http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/movies/profiles/louise-brooks.html

The Silent Collection By Tammy Stone Featuring: LOUISE BROOKS Louise Brooks in My Store or Louise Brooks on eBay See Louise Brooks On the IMDB Search Louise Brooks On Amazon.com “Most beautiful but dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren’t much smarter.” – Louise Brooks Amazon.com Widgets There is a mighty culture around the feisty and witty Louise Brooks to this day – fans have seen her in movies, her iconographic face on posters and movie book covers in bookstores around the world, and they worship her. Her famous black bob, the “black helmet” framed a face described by many critics as one “that the camera loved.” People seem to take ownership of her the way they do a cherished or prized possession: it is though they have discovered her themselves and are linked personally to her legend. Take, for instance, this excerpt, written by a devoted fan: “I discovered Louise Brooks when I was eleven. It happened purely by accident. I was in my local bookstore ... browsing through the film section, as your average film freak does, when I came across a book with the title ‘Lulu in Hollywood’ ... I picked up the book, opened it, and there in front of my eyes was the most mesmerisingly beautiful woman I had ever seen. I was instantly hooked. I couldn’t afford to buy the book, so instead I made regular trips to the bookstore so that I could read it.” Not unlike Marilyn Monroe, Louise’s persona has taken on a life of its own – it’s hard to imagine her as a real person, and a hard-working one at that. She was born Mary Louise Brooks on November 14, 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas, USA. During her childhood she was given the Brooksie and Scrubbie, names seemingly at odds with her adult self, a gorgeous woman with smoldering dark eyes and refined elegance. As a child, Louise loved dancing, and while still young she became one of the Denishawn Dancers, which took her from Kansas to New York City.

58. Brooks, Louise - Hutchinson Encyclopedia Article About Brooks, Louise Hutchinson encyclopedia article about brooks, louise. brooks, louise. Information about brooks, louise in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Brooks, Louise

Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Brooks, Louise' Printer Friendly 762,849,681 visitors served. TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia Hutchinson encyclopedia Brooks, Louise 0.04 sec. write_ads(AdsNum, 0) US actor. Her dark, enigmatic beauty can be seen in silent films such as A Girl in Every Port , and (both 1929), both directed by G W Pabst . At 25 she had appeared in 17 films. She retired from the screen in 1938. hut(2) write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Page tools Printer friendly Cite / link Email Feedback Sign in Email: Password: Register Charity('US') Your Ad Here Mentioned in No references found Hutchinson browser Full browser Brookner, Anita Brooks Brooks Range Brooks, (Troyal) Garth ... Brooks, Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) Brooks, Louise Brooks, Maria Brooks, Mel Brooks, Noah Brooks, Phillips ... Brooks, KY Brooks, Louise Brooks, Maine Brooks, Maria Brooks, Maria Gowen Brooks, Mark ... Brooks, Van Wyck TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text Free Tools: For surfers: Browser extension Word of the Day Help For webmasters: Free content NEW!

59. 1920s Icons Movie Stars Greta Garbo Louise Brooks Royals 1930s and 1920s Icons, Movie Stars like Greta Garbo louise brooks. Royal Fashon with Princes Marina, Wallis simpson, http://www.fashion-era.com/1920s/fashion_icons_1920s.htm

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60. Louise Brooks - The Canary Murder Case Review of The Canary Murder Case with louise brooks and William Powell, Paramount Pictures, 1929. http://www.cinemafoyer.com/movies/filmreviews/louisebrooks/canary-murder-case.ph

Cinema criticism and film reviews movies : talkies : silents : genres : classics : directors : stars Film reviews Louise Brooks : The Canary Murder Case The Canary Murder Case The Canary Murder Case (1929) is the film that destroyed the career of Louise Brooks. Depending on which view you take, it is either a manifestation of a ruthless Hollywood money machine crushing a great talent that it was too ignorant to recognize, or the self-destruction of an actress who was too arrogant to commit herself to the necessity of hard work. As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. The film itself was nothing that anyone could be proud of. It had a bad script, bad direction, an implausible plot, and a cast of second-rank actors. It started life as a silent movie but was recast as a talkie to suit the new post-silents marketplace. It could not have been pleasant for the actors involved who, just when they had thought they had got shut of the wretched thing, were recalled to dub the sound. Yet some of these actors gritted their teeth and went on to better things. Eugene Palette had a successful career as a character actor where The Canary Murder Case was quickly forgotten. Jean Arthur became a star holding her own with Cary Grant and Ronald Coleman in

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