Pandora's Box
1930
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Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career. [1] [2] [3]
- She Had An Artistic Family. From the moment she was born, Louise Brooks had the arts at her fingertips. Her father, Leonard Brooks, was a lawyer with a magnificent library, and her mother, Myra Rude, was an accomplished pianist with an unrivaled passion for music and books.
- She Had An Evil Neighbor. When she was only nine years old, Louise met a neighbor known as "Mr. Flowers." However, he was nowhere near as pleasant as his name suggested.
- She Carried Her Trauma With Her. Later, Louise cited her horrific run-in with Mr. Flowers as the reason for her inability to find real love and noted that he "must have had a great deal to do with forming my attitude toward...
- She Had a Disciplined Childhood. As much as Louise's mother entranced her children with the tranquil melodies of Debussy and Ravel, she also had a strong rational streak that made her eager to foster a sense of independence in them.
Louise Brooks. Actress: Pandora's Box. Mary Louise Brooks, also known by her childhood name of Brooksie, was born in the Midwestern town of Cherryvale, Kansas, on November 14, 1906. She began dancing at an early age with the Denishawn Dancers (which was how she left Kansas and went to New York) and then with George White's Scandals before ...
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Apr 23, 2024 · Louise Brooks (born November 14, 1906, Cherryvale, Kansas, U.S.—died August 8, 1985, Rochester, New York) was an American motion-picture actress who was noted for her seemingly effortless incarnation of corrupt sensuality in silent-picture roles during the 1920s. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Louise Brooks. Actress: Pandora's Box. Mary Louise Brooks, also known by her childhood name of Brooksie, was born in the Midwestern town of Cherryvale, Kansas, on November 14, 1906. She began dancing at an early age with the Denishawn Dancers (which was how she left Kansas and went to New York) and then with George White's Scandals before joining the Ziegfeld Follies, but became one of the ...
- November 14, 1906
- August 8, 1985
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Jun 3, 1979 · Louise Brooks is the only woman who had the ability to transfigure no matter what film into a masterpiece. . . . Louise is the perfect apparition, the dream woman, the being without whom the ...
Jul 16, 2012 · Classic Hollywood: Louise Brooks' rise and fall ... she dazzled international audiences as the amoral Lulu in G.W. Pabst’s 1929 German masterpiece “Pandora’s Box,” Louise Brooks was a ...
