Welcome to the LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY™, a pioneering fan site and online archive dedicated to the life & times of the silent film star Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985). A famed beauty & Jazz Age celebrity, the actress is best known for her bobbed hair as well as for her legendary role as Lulu in the 1929 silent movie, Pandora’s Box. Launched online in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society (or LBS) celebrates this multifaceted personality who was not only an acclaimed actress, but also a Denishawn dancer, Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, and later the bestselling author of Lulu in Hollywood. Once nearly forgotten, Brooks has emerged from obscurity to become a 20th century icon, and 21st century muse. At some 250+ pages and growing, this site has it all.
The mission of the LBS is to honor the actress by stimulating interest in her life, films and legacy…. The filmography found here is the most detailed ever compiled on Brooks (surpassing both IMDb & AFI in details). The are also articles and ephemera, image galleries, a biography, chronology, slide-shows, videos, trivia, links, and more. This information rich website is just one of the many things we do — along with conducting research, writing articles, curating exhibits, sponsoring events, and helping with the preservation of Brooks’ films. The LBS keeps a long-running BLOG (since 2002), helped bring both Lulu in Hollywood and the definitive biography of Brooks by Barry Paris back into print, and, has PUBLISHED five books, with more in the works. The LBS is a nexus, both an educational fan site and home to a virtual fan club of like-minded individuals. Explore the LBS and all that it has to offer. And please consider supporting its efforts! Visitors to the LBS come from more than 50 countries on six continents — a world wide web of silent film fans and Brooks enthusiasts. More about the LBS, including its mission statement and history, can be found on its ABOUT page. [The Louise Brooks Society™ is proud to be a retrosite where accuracy and authenticity matters. As such, the LBS is a clickbait, colorized, and A.I. free zone.]
Thomas Gladysz
Director, Louise Brooks Society
=== BIOGRAPHY ===
♦ ♦ Explore the LIFE & TIMES tab on the main menu to visit pages detailing the remarkable story of Louise Brooks. There’s a biography and an extensive chronology, articles & essays, quotations, links, and lots more.
=== FILMOGRAPHY ===
♦ ♦ The LBS filmography is the most detailed ever compiled on just about any actor, surpassing the AFI and IMDb for credits, bit players, alternative titles, shooting locations, reviews and more. Exclusively on the LBS website.
=== LBS ARCHIVE ===
♦ ♦ The LBS archive is a treasure trove of rare material including vintage magazines covers, books, postcards, and ephemera related to the actress. There’s also sheet music, photoplay editions, 78 rpm discs, and more.
=== HOMAGE ===
♦ ♦ Movies, music, literature & comics have all paid homage to Brooks – 20th century icon & 21st century muse. Pictured here is one example, White Lotus star Haley Lu Richardson as Louise Brooks in The Chaperone.
=== FEATURED PAGE ===
♦ ♦ “Writings of Louise Brooks” details the actress’ published, unpublished and uncollected work, including her little known self-published booklet on dance, her articles on film, her notebooks, letters, and bestselling memoir, Lulu in Hollywood.
=== EXPLORE / WHAT’S NEW ===
♦ ♦ At more than 250 pages, the LBS is one of the largest and most comprehensive websites devoted to any silent film star. There is a lot to look at and much to explore. Visit the WHAT’S NEW page for the latest updates, or chance upon a RANDOM PAGE.
=== PUBLICATIONS ===
♦ ♦ The Louise Brooks Society has published five books to date, with three more in the works. Each is the product of considerable research, and each features new information and dozens of rare images. Find out more, and order your copy today!
=== NEW PAGE ===
♦ ♦ This new page on the LBS website, “Louise Brooks and Rudolph Valentino: Behind the Black Velvet Curtain,” documents the little known links between Lulu and The Sheik.
=== NEW BOOK ===
♦ ♦ The newest LBS publication is The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond, a deep dive into the history of a single film – which also marked Brooks’ first time on screen.
=== NEW SECTION ===
♦ ♦ “Louise Brooks Cover Girl” brings together dozens of vintage magazine covers from all around the world — from France and Germany to Brazil, China, Japan, Poland and beyond.
=== NEW PAGE ===
♦ ♦ One BIG new page on the LBS website, “Louise Brooks and Charlie Chaplin: Two Happy Summer Months,” tells the story of their brief romance in the summer of 1925.
=== ESSENTIAL READING ===
♦ ♦ From Portrait of an Anti-star to the Barry Paris biography to Peter Cowie’s pictorial to Jan Wahl’s Dear Stinkpot, the “Louise Brooks Bookshelf” is an opinionated guide to the best & worst books about the actress and her films.
=== DENISHAWN ===
♦ ♦ Brooks spent two seasons touring with Denishawn, then the leading modern dance company in America. Check out this illustrated account of her time with the troupe. Chances are she visited your hometown!
=== CHRONOLOGY ===
♦ ♦ What was she doing? Who did she know? Where did she did live? A detailed look at the actress’ daily life. Praised by the Irish Times as “extraordinary” and exclusive to the Louise Brooks Society website.
=== RESOURCES ===
♦ ♦ From Louise Brooks bibliographies to vintage movie magazines to videos, silent film festivals and related movie websites, the LBS resource page is a great place to start your journey of discovery.
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- Louise Brooks in A Girl in Every Port screens in Chicago January 5by Louise Brooks Society on December 22, 2024
A Girl in Every Port, starring Victor McLaglen, Richard Armstrong, Louise Brooks, and a bevy of beauties, will be shown at the Music Box theater in Chicago on Sunday January 5, 2025 at 11:30 am. The screening is a presentation of the Chicago Film Society, and will feature live piano accompaniment by David Drazin. More information about this special screening can be found HERE.A Girl in Every Port, a 1928 silent, is being shown as part of a series, "The Silver Fox: Howard Hawks Matinees," […]
- Empty Saddles, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1936by Louise Brooks Society on December 21, 2024
Empty Saddles, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1936. The film is a B-Western starring one of the biggest cowboy stars of the time, Buck Jones. The somewhat confused plot revolves around Buck, who attempts to convert the seemingly haunted “Empty Saddles” ranch into a resort, but soon discovers a group of crooked sheep ranchers have other plans. Louise Brooks plays Boots Boone, Bucks’ love interest, who helps out on the ranch.More about the film can be found on the […]
- Just Another Blonde, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926by Louise Brooks Society on December 19, 2024
Just Another Blonde, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926. The film is a romantic drama about two small-time gamblers and the two Coney Island girls they romance. For the film, Louise Brooks was loaned out by Paramount to First National. Of the four principals, Brooks has the smallest role, playing a supporting role as the brunette to blonde Dorothy Mackaill, the star of the film.More about the film can be found on the Louise Brooks Society website filmography page.The […]
- New Book - Louise Brooks: A Life in Picturesby Louise Brooks Society on December 17, 2024
Just out is Louise Brooks: A Life in Pictures, by Bill LeFurgy. This new book was published by High Kicker Books on November 17th of this year -- just one month ago. More information can be found on amazon HERE.About the book: the publisher text on amazon.com reads... "Louise Brooks: A Bold and Defiant Icon of the Jazz AgeA silent film actress known for her bold bob haircut, captivating beauty, and magnetic presence, […]
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