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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Polish Tango 1935: Ach zostań (Oh, Stay!) by Adam Aston

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This is pretty atmospheric: A Polish Tango from 1935 - "Ach zostań" ("Oh, Stay!") by Adam Aston, featuring some nice v...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Homage to George W. Lighton of Kentucky, idealistic silent film buff who perished in the Spanish Civil War

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I continue to find fascinating bits about Louise Brooks and her times. . . . Earlier today, for example, I came across a letter to the e...
Friday, June 24, 2016

My recent trip to London in search of Louise Brooks (pre-Brexit)

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[This post was originally run on May 17th.] A small part of my recent trip to London was devoted to silent film and Louise Brooks. I...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Louise Brooks: data mining, visualization and the Media History Digital Library

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Arclight is a data mining and visualization tool for film and media history that allow users to analyze millions of pages of digitally sca...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Finding Louise Brooks in the non-English language press in the USA

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Over the years, I have had the chance to look at a handful of non-English language newspapers published in the United States. I've look...
Monday, June 20, 2016

A double bill featuring Louise Brooks on this day in 1937

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On this date in 1937, the Lincoln Theater in San Francisco presented a special double bill, When You're in Love together with Empty Sa...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Louise Brooks as "Lulu the Sinful"

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I, for one, am pleased that there is thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba. I am especially looking forward to increasing cu...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Bill Berkson, In Memorium (1939-2016) - poet and Louise Brooks devotee

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Bill Berkson, acclaimed poet and and friend to the Louise Brooks Society, passed away early today (June 16th). Berkson was a writer, art ...