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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.
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.
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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.
- November 14, 1906
- August 8, 1985
Apr 23, 2024 · Louise Brooks, American motion-picture actress who was noted for her seemingly effortless incarnation of corrupt sensuality in silent-pictures during the 1920s. Her notable movies included A Girl in Every Port, Beggars of Life, Pandora’s Box, and Diary of a Lost Girl.
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Aug 10, 1985 · Louise Brooks, the silent movie actress from small-town Kansas whose helmet of bobbed brunet hair became her trademark and a symbol of the disdainful flapper of the 1920's, died of a heart...
Jun 3, 1979 · Kenneth Tynan surveys the extraordinary but short-lived career of the film star Louise Brooks, and interviews Brooks herself, a vehement, unself-pitying seventy-one-year-old with perfect recall...
Mary Louise Brooks 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.
