Welcome to the LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY™, a pioneering fan site and online archive dedicated to the life & times of the silent movie 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 film, 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. The are also articles and ephemera, a biography, chronology, image galleries, slide-shows, videos, trivia, links, and more. This longstanding, information rich website is just one of the many things we do — along with conducting research, writing articles and essays, curating exhibits, sponsoring events, and helping with the restoration 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 community, 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 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

CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN REMOVED AGAINST THE WISHES OF ITS LAWFUL RIGHTS HOLDER
following yet another false claim. Apologies to this site’s followers, but that’s the way it is until certain matters are resolved.

For the record: The Louise Brooks Society™ website was established by Thomas Gladysz in 1995. This website and the term / wordmark “XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX” are under XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. Additionally, the Louise Brooks Society operates with the written consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC) and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. Content original to this site is © Thomas Gladysz.

Update 1/1/2024: Following yet another FALSE allegation of trademark infringement, my ISP,  Bluehost, insists I remove the XXXed out words above referring to the intellectual property protections which this website has rightfully claimed. I do so, under protest, not because I admit to having infringed the intellectual property rights of the dude who filed a complaint (with whom I am involved in a dispute), but because I wish to avoid the hassle that Bluehost has threatened me with if I didn’t remove the “offending” sentence. It’s ridiculous, I know, but that’s the kind of {insert word here} I have to deal with. BTW, even if not so stated, the demonstrable facts remain.

=== 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.

=== 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 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.

=== 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.

=== 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.