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Louise Brooks(1906-1985)

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Mary Louise Brooks, also known by her childhood name of Brooksie, was born in the Midwestern town of Cherryvale, Kansas, on November 14, 1906. She began dancing at an early age with the Denishawn Dancers (which was how she left Kansas and went to New York) and then with George White's Scandals before joining the Ziegfeld Follies, but became one of the most fascinating and alluring personalities ever to grace the silver screen. She was always compared to her Lulu role in Pandora's Box (1929), which was filmed in 1928. Her performances in A Girl in Every Port (1928) and Beggars of Life (1928), both filmed in 1928, proved to all concerned that Louise had real talent. She became known, mostly, for her bobbed hair style. Thousands of women were attracted to that style and adopted it as their own. As you will note by her photographs, she was no doubt the trend setter of the 1920s with her Buster Brown-Page Boy type hair cut, much like today's women imitate stars. Because of her dark haired look and being the beautiful woman that she was, plus being a modern female, she was not especially popular among Hollywood's clientele. She just did not go along with the norms of the film society. Louise really came into her own when she left Hollywood for Europe. There she appeared in a few German productions which were very well made and continued to prove she was an actress with an enduring talent. Until she ended her career in film in 1938, she had made only 25 movies. After that, she spent most of her time reading and painting. She also became an accomplished writer, authoring a number of books, including her autobiography. On August 8, 1985, Louise died of a heart attack in Rochester, New York. She was 78 years old.
BornNovember 14, 1906
DiedAugust 8, 1985(78)
BornNovember 14, 1906
DiedAugust 8, 1985(78)
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Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, and James Hall in Rolled Stockings (1927)
Louise Brooks and William Collier Jr. in Just Another Blonde (1926)
Louise Brooks and James Hall in Rolled Stockings (1927)
Louise Brooks and Sally Blane
Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Louise Brooks and Gustav Diessl in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks, Carl Goetz, and Francis Lederer in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks and Alice Roberts in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks and Alice Roberts in Pandora's Box (1929)
Louise Brooks and Carl Goetz in Pandora's Box (1929)

Known for

Pandora's Box (1929)
Pandora's Box
7.8
  • Lulu
  • 1929
Louise Brooks, Ford Sterling, and Lois Wilson in The Show-Off (1926)
The Show-Off
6.7
  • Clara
  • 1926
Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
God's Gift to Women
5.2
  • Florine
  • 1931
Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930)
Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)
6.9
  • Lucienne Garnier
  • 1930

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Actress

  • John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Olin Francis, George Plues, and Max Terhune in Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
    Overland Stage Raiders
  • Lloyd Nolan, Akim Tamiroff, and Claire Trevor in King of Gamblers (1937)
    King of Gamblers
    • (scenes deleted)
  • Cary Grant and Grace Moore in When You're in Love (1937)
    When You're in Love
    • (uncredited)
  • Buck Jones in Empty Saddles (1936)
    Empty Saddles
  • Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
    Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
  • Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    God's Gift to Women
  • Louise Brooks in It Pays to Advertise (1931)
    It Pays to Advertise
  • Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930)
    Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)
  • Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
    Diary of a Lost Girl
  • Pandora's Box (1929)
    Pandora's Box
  • Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case (1929)
    The Canary Murder Case
  • Wallace Beery in Beggars of Life (1928)
    Beggars of Life
  • Victor McLaglen in A Girl in Every Port (1928)
    A Girl in Every Port
  • The City Gone Wild (1927)
    The City Gone Wild
  • Louise Brooks, Wallace Beery, and Raymond Hatton in Now We're in the Air (1927)
    Now We're in the Air

Soundtrack

  • Prix de beauté (Miss Europe) (1930)
    Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)
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Personal details

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    • Official Blog
    • Official Facebook
    • November 14, 1906
    • Cherryvale, Kansas, USA
    • August 8, 1985
    • Rochester, New York, USA(heart attack)
    • October 10, 1933 - December 9, 1937 (divorced)
  • Other works
    "Lulu in Hollywood" (autobiographical esays). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982; paperback ed., Limelight Books, 1989.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 22 Articles
    • 8 Pictorials
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Briefly the mistress of CBS founder William Paley, who secretly provided her with a yearly pension for the rest of her life.
  • Quotes
    Love is a publicity stunt, and making love - after the first curious raptures - is only another petulant way to pass the time waiting for the studio to call.
    • Bob hairstyle
    • Overland Stage Raiders
      (1938)
      $300

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