Stacks of Brooks

I was tidying up my bookshelves the other day when I decided to snap a few picture of my many Louise Brooks and Louise Brooks-related book. Here are a few of those snapshots.

The core collection, the books at the heart of the matter.

Editions of Lulu in Hollywood from around the world.
Not pictured is the rare Russian edition which credits the Louise Brooks Society!

Photoplay editions and novelizations, including a rare Empty Saddles.

The copy of Beggars of Life on the far left once belonged to Colleen Moore.

A few more oversized books, including City Girls, with Brooks on the cover.

Most of my Denishawn related books, including copies signed by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.

If I need to take my books somewhere, I cane use this nifty Lulu tote bag, featuring art
by William Kentridge.

My tote bag is a limited edition from last year, when William Kentridge staged Lulu at the Met.

The Long and Short of It: Another Vintage article on Bobbed Hair Styles of Silent Film Stars

And another vintage article on bobbed hair which mentions Louise Brooks (see yesterday's post as well). This one is "The Long and Short of It" by Eileen Bourne. . . . The piece begins, "The young girl of today may look to a Garbo, a Gaynor, a Louise Brooks for coiffure guidance. . . ."

To Bob or Not to Bob: Perhaps the Definitive Article on Silent Film Star Hair Styles

Ok, here it is, perhaps the definitive article on silent film star hair styles, "To Bob or Not to Bob," by  Rosalin Haffer. Who bobbed first? Who bobbed last? Who bobbed best? Includes eternal combatants Colleen Moore and Louise Brooks.

Tune in tomorrow for another vintage expose on this still raging controversy.

Flapperanto - Dialect of the Modern Girl

Here's a vintage article devotees of the Jazz Age should appreciate, "Flapperanto - Dialect of the Modern Girl." I wonder how many words Louise Brooks would have recognized, or even used?

Our Flapper, Our Miss Brooks....

On the Beach with Louise Brooks

It's July 4th and summer has begun. Here are a few images of Louise Brooks at the beach.

As a member of Denishawn, in 1923. Louise Brooks is second from right.
Martha Graham is center. Picture taken on the Atlantic Coast.

As a Paramount actress, in 1927. Louise Brooks is center, with
Sally Blane (left) and Nancy Phillips (right). Pacific Coast.

Southern California in 1927, with Sally Blaine

At the Cavilier Beach Club, Virginia Beach, in 1929.

In a scene from Prix de beaute, filmed in France in 1929.
I would guess this was taken on the Mediterranean.

Pandora's Box starring Louise Brooks screens in Sheffield on July 10

As part of its crowdfunding campaign for its inaugural event, the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival has announced that it will be showing the 1929 Louise Brooks film Pandora's Box not once, but twice  during the course of its month long series of screenings. Lillian Henley will accompany the film on piano.

The Festival is set to take place July 1 through July 30, with one of the Pandora's Box screenings set to take place on July 10 at 6 pm at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.

More information HERE (Facebook) and HERE (website).