Louise Brooks "Rediscovered Silent Film Star"

Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 August 8, 1985), generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, famous for pioneering the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W. Pabst films: in Pandora's Box (1929), Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), and Prix de Beauté (Miss Europe) (1930). She starred in 17 silent films and, late in life, authored a memoir, Lulu in Hollywood.
She made an appearance as a featured dancer in the 1925edition of the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway, also having an affiar with Charlie Chaplin that Summer.
French film historians rediscovered her films in the early 1950s, proclaiming her as an actress who surpassed even Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo as a film icon (Henri Langlois: "There is no Garbo, there is no Dietrich, there is only Louise Brooks!"), much to her amusement.
Brooks had retired from the screen that same year after completing one last film, the John Wayne western Overland Stage Raiders in which she played the romantic lead with a long hairstyle that rendered her all but unrecognizable from her "Lulu" days. She then briefly returned to Wichita, where she was raised. "But that turned out to be another kind of hell," she said. "The citizens of Wichita either resented me having been a success or despised me for being a failure. And I wasn't exactly enchanted with them. I must confess to a lifelong curse: My own failure as a social creature." After an unsuccessful attempt at operating a dance studio, she returned East and, after brief stints as a radio actor and a gossip columnist, worked as a salesgirl in a Saks Fifth Avenue store in New York City for a few years, then eked out a living as a courtesan with a few select wealthy men as clients. Brooks had been a heavy drinker since age and was an alcoholic for a major portion of her life and some biographers have suggested that she turned to prostitution.
On August 8, 1985, Louise Brooks was found dead of a massive heart attack. She was buried in Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York.
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[@lagaman11]

She was so very beautiful.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise.🎶

[@geishasas1190]

It was the hairstyle that grabbed my attention first, then I read her story, then i saw her in "pandora's box! She was electric on screen , and so natural.

[@dondragmer2412]

Perfect face, perfect figure, with an ineffable quality of mystery and intrigue. A universe in her face. A modern Helen of Troy. If only her life had been happier.

[@andydodd6458]

Almost 100 years on and I love this woman so much. Her beauty is so intoxicating and I wish I could be off in her time. Love looking back at her work and knowing what a real star she was. Louise Brooks, legend and absolutely missed RIP beautiful.

[@strictlynorton]

A Goddess... her beauty was radiant onscreen and off... even in her 70's the camera still adored her.

[@rogerioprs]

The appearance of her in her 70s fit in very well.

[@liljav1]

Beautifully done ! There is something about her that caught my eye years ago. A presence you can almost feel through her pictures. I know there were bigger stars, but for me she is the epitome of mystery and beauty.

[@78motivator]

Wow! you nailed it. So true i agree with you.

[@charlesveg]

There is something about her that is just so compelling. Aside from her beauty she has a look that is just magnetic in its draw and very modern in appearance. My heart will always belong to Myrna Loy, Lillian Gish, and Louise Brooks.

[@waynej2608]

I agree, too. Louise was ahead of her time, fiercely independent and could've been an even bigger star if she desired it. She wasn't so keen on Hollywood. She was such an exquisite, yet earthy beauty. The epitome of 'sexy'. 😍😎

[@TheSololobo]

It was that untamed wild heart.

[@licenciadacamilayessenia1563]

Hermosa ...eterna

[@steve2474]

I just watched her in Beggars of Life last week on YT, highly recommended.

[@stevemalone5894]

i wish i could go back in time, and see her in person. She was beautiful, along with many other actresses of that era. If only i had a time machine

[@williamschlenger1518]

I always loved Louise.I painted a portrait of her.What a georous woman.❤️

[@twaz5786]

The loveliest screen presence ever. A smart, beautiful beguiling woman. ❤️❤️❤️

[@smallwoodcheshire]

I loved every minute of this,i could watch it over,and over again,Louise Brooks is gorgeous,and the music so haunting.

[@fernandocardenas3791]

Great tribute. Louise was the girl who the camera loved. Her magnetism stills on her late days. Thank you.

[@bwbethel]

Timeless beauty. I adore her!

[@garymcquade4276]

She was and is an icon thanks for remembering a stunning movie legend who deserves the recognition as a pioneer for actresses globally who told Hollywood to" fuck off I'll go my own way "

[@darensweeney5925]

Great video. Your choice of music matches the delicious heartache that was Louise Brooks.

[@lynnd.8893]

She was to beautiful. Once you lays your eyes on her you cannot stop looking.♥･ﾟ☆✧

[@MrTrevorHoltzworth]

Great Job Palmer The Most Beautiful Woman Of The 20th Century The Legendary LOUISE BROOKS

[@timrandall9479]

Yes, you can fall in love with someone you can never meet. You ever see "Laura?"

[@waynej2608]

True, but in that one, he does get to meet her. Granted, he didn't think he ever would. Not the case with Louise, but I get what you're saying. She was amazing!

[@loge10]

Very nicely done - and I agree with the other posters about the music. I have more books on Louise Brooks than any other artist except for Richard Wagner, which says something about the level I holder her in. She's a tragic (for us as well as for her) example of a person whose brilliance and related temperament didn't fit in with the established structures she found herself in. Thank God for Pabst or she would have never received the belated recognition of her gifts (and the exposure of new ones) and would have ultimately gone down the dustbin of cultural history. I am grateful to Barry Parish for his biography which brought a whole new level of appreciation of her to me, and to Kevin Brownlow, the greatest historian of silent film, who brought her to my attention in the early 1970's (he dug her too). Oh, yeah, she's beautiful to look at, too.

[@78motivator]

I read her story and it amazed me of how iconic she was.

[@redbike6340]

Stunning. ❤️

[@malekyasmina1743]

Physique intoporel. Élégance. Célébrité. Voilà Louise Brooks. Et +encore. Merci.

[@isammolina4842]

Hermosa mujer.Dueña de una gracia y encanto vital muy adelantado a su epoca.Luminosa.😃👍😘🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹

[@kellyvillarreal3768]

Such a beautiful woman, I love her.

[@nightowl7459]

And stylish and intelligent too.

[@littbitterst2328]

Just perfect...thank you

[@garagespace1]

So Mod. So Clever. So Stunning. Can you fall in love with someone you know you'll never meet? Perfect soundtrack to Lulu's life. Amazing photos. Well done Ms. Palmer!

[@SteveSmith-kf9on]

One of the most stunning ladies of all time 👍🇬🇧👌👍😍😘🥰

[@stevemaconi3348]

The most beautiful woman ever in film. Like so many others have already said, I wish that I could have met her.

[@billyblooboy]

I have watched some of the movies she was in for nothing more than to gaze at her ,she is so beautiful what the women had in those days ? ? i dont know but Louise Brooks had IT .

[@Joel-np9vl]

She one rare person she would be a star at any time from 1920s to now and future amazing beauty she has

[@SparksAUx]

omd Pandora's Box was a great tribute to her too, so sad what happened to her when she was 9yrs old, beautiful human being

[@dandy7989]

the music is hypnotic, Louise, it captures one's soul. It takes me to a far away place in my past, but I do not know where. It is magic, Louise!!

[@keithnaylor1981]

Clearly one of the most beautiful people ever!

[@fuok69]

What a beauty she was

[@alanwrobel8455]

So beautiful!

[@vicsaul5459]

Brilliant vid compilation 👌, such an icon, ❤

[@AJones-mb7zg]

Black and white images can be very powerful - if the lighting is right. This shows that you don't have to have a large bust-line to be sexy and attractive. Too bad so many young women of today don't understand this. It's a matter of class, grace and intelligence - not large bust and crudeness. Beautifully done video.

[@jaylopes8489]

1:14 John Wayne & Brooks that's priceless, it's like she knew it the way she looked at him - like she found the perfect guy but it was too late in her career . . . 👋🇵🇹

[@newagelady07]

You did a beautiful job on this video. I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandmother and she played music from the 20's and 30's. Introduced me to talent like Sophie Tucker and Louise Brooks. I had learned all about Fanny Bryce long before the movie "Funny Girl " came out. I love this music you have on here. Keep doing the best.

[@ringbolt9]

how lovely! this is very well done and I enjoyed viewing. wish I could live in the 20s

[@staclynn72]

Thanks, I have lots of photos of her and Fanny Brice on my Ziegfeld Follies Tribute on facebook

[@ashemsavage6842]

The picture of her dancing with John Wayne blew me away

[@sandy3482]

Beautiful photo's , thank you very much!

[@littbitterst2328]

Uggghhh....she's soooo amazing and this video shows sooo many sides of her...beautiful...perfect ...thank you ♡♡♡

[@markrode7331]

Great video She seems like she was about 100 years before her time. Band OMD wrote a song and video about her. OMD Pandora’s Box

[@brookegoslin]

Gorgeous Woman So Cool Love Her In Silent Films ! Very Very Beautiful ! She Looks Much Taller Than Her Diminutive Self ( she was 5'2" ) She Was Larger Than Life Talented Intelligent Very Unique Woman ! ❤️👍🏻🙏🏻✨

[@Meehowski]

Epic......

[@Deepbluecat]

Great job on this vid. Louise certainly did it HER way ;-)

[@PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

Wonderful tribute; classy music! 5****s

[@scientifico]

How tragic am I? the one woman who would have my heart. Long gone before we ever even meet. Louise Brooks. My perfect woman. It seems she was as modern back then as now today. Her confidence and her complications. I can only imagine Samantha Morton standing next to her.

[@scientifico]

How tragic am I? the one woman who would have my heart. long gone before we ever even meet. Louise Brooks. My perfect woman. I can only imagine Samantha Morton standing next to her.

[@claudio2249]

Como era linda e doce!

[@williamschlenger1518]

Beautiful women. I painted her portrait for me.❤

[@williamschlenger1518]

Great photography when you had to know lightning, exposures, etc.

[@richardmoon1852]

Thanks again

[@richardmoon1852]

thanks again.

[@SamsungSamsung-tm9eu]

Красивая и великолепная танцовщица

[@staclynn72]

Thanks

[@handsome4323]

Lulú ♥️

[@staclynn72]

@bobg529 Thanks for commenting...

[@staclynn72]

@partyhat3 Thanks a bunch for the comment!

[@sudhanshirley291]

Beautifull i love you 👍

[@auletjohnast03638]

The thumbnail picture of Louise Brooks in this video is the only picture of her that I seen that doesn't look like her.

[@staclynn72]

@beardxcore Thanks, she had the 'It" factor

[@sereno353]

To appreciate really Louise Brooks you should watch Pandora's Box by Pabst and after read Lulu (The Spirit of The Earth - Pandora's Box) by Wedekind.

[@charlesveg]

Yes. Absolutely brilliant movie in tone, production, and execution, and she is perfection in it.

[@garymcquade4276]

Defenitly i agree a must for any Lou Lou fans

[@FrankinDallas]

I wish i had been her boyfriend back in the day. Beautiful and charismatic woman.

[@gustavoarguello5979]

She looked like a modern woman.

[@staclynn72]

@PlayIt4MeAgainSam Thank You!

[@staclynn72]

@16reynoso Thanks!

[@staclynn72]

@ringbolt9 Thanks!

[@dandy7989]

I like Louise below, love the music!! What is it?

[@ufukolcay151]

You are in love with her

[@gbtiling221]

Deeply deeply deeply in love with you Louise jimi

[@lincbond442]

I'm gaga for Lulu.

[@llewxam46]

@bobg529 Exactly my comments, to which I would add "classy".

[@steve2474]

Who is that with Louise at 1:14?

[@stocko5448]

looks like a right cowboy to me, that`s the famous John Wayne!

[@steve2474]

@@stocko5448 Thanks- I guess I didn't recognize him and his being in a suit threw me off. I've seen Overland Stage Raiders, albeit many years ago, but I don't remember this scene.

[@stocko5448]

@@steve2474 what a lucky guy!

[@sfvacid]

so 1920s

[@rullmourn1142]

Most stylish period for Americans was the 30s

[@welshman131049]

Few ladies have the flawless beauty, hynotic allure and come to bed eyes, that Louise had !..I compare her to Marilyn Monroe !

[@garymcquade4276]

By then she had the experience to allure with ease 😉

[@grosbeak6130]

The only difference is that she could have left that "enslavement" if she wanted to. But she chose to stay in that career.

[@ufukolcay151]

RİP

[@staclynn72]

@rogerioprs Thanks!