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Louise Brooks (I) (1906–1985)
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...
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Born:in Cherryvale, Kansas, USADied:(age 78) in Rochester, New York, USA |
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Early in her career, Brooks took up residence in the Algonquin hotel where she was befriended by director Edmund Goulding and initially turned down his offer of a screen test because she thought he was trying to seduce. Her personal behavior got her thrown out of the Algonquin and she moved to the respectable Martha Washington, where too she was asked to leave. She said, "Within a month, my ... See more »Trademark:
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