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Monday, December 29, 2003

Anita Loos and the Talmadge Girls

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Recently finished reading The Talmadge Girls by Anita Loos. This book is an anecdotal biography of film stars Norma Talmadge and Consta...
Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Two films

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I recently rented two films which I watched for the first time ever. They were Cabaret (1972) and Mephisto (1981). Each depicts Germany ...
Sunday, December 21, 2003

Stanford University

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This month, I made four trips to the library at Stanford University . I have been wanting to visit this large academic library - located ...
Friday, December 12, 2003

Neve Campbell plans to portray Louise Brooks

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This news item has been making the rounds . . . .  "Neve Campbell plans to portray Louise Brooks, the bob-haired beauty who eme...
Sunday, December 7, 2003

Barry Paris on WQED

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I just clicked on the WQED link on the Barry Paris page of Louise Brooks Studies and noticed that the station is once again being broadc...
Saturday, November 29, 2003

Diana Serra Cary ("Baby Peggy")

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Two books I recently finished reading - and really enjoyed a whole lot - are Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King by Diana Serra Cary...
Friday, November 21, 2003

Paul Robeson

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Recently viewed Paul Robeson: Here I Stand , an excellent 1999 documentary which originally aired as part of the American Master's ...
Thursday, November 20, 2003

Italian website devoted to Brooks

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There are a number of web pages and websites devoted to Louise Brooks. One of the best is this multi-page site from Italy , which contain...