Louise Brooks Society (original) (raw)
Welcome to the LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY_™_, a pioneering fan site and online archive dedicated to the life & times of the silent movie star Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985). A famed beauty & Jazz Age celebrity, the actress is best known for her bobbed hair as well as for her legendary role as Lulu in the 1929 silent film, Pandora’s Box. Launched online in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society (or LBS) celebrates this multifaceted personality who was not only an acclaimed actress, but also a Denishawn dancer, Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, and later the bestselling author of Lulu in Hollywood. Once nearly forgotten, Brooks has emerged from obscurity to become a 20th century icon, and 21st century muse. At some 250 pages and growing, this site has it all.
The mission of the LBS is to honor the actress by stimulating interest in her life, films and legacy. The filmography found here is the most detailed ever compiled on Brooks. The are also articles and ephemera, a biography, chronology, image galleries, slide-shows, videos, trivia, links, and more. This longstanding, information rich website is just one of the many things we do — along with conducting research, writing articles and essays, curating exhibits, sponsoring events, and helping with the restoration of Brooks’ films. The LBS keeps a long-running BLOG (since 2002), helped bring both Lulu in Hollywood and the definitive biography of Brooks by Barry Paris back into print, and has published five books, with more in the works. And that’s not all it has done to champion the actress…. among other things, it has also helped others with their projects. The LBS is a community, both an educational fan site and home to a virtual fan club of like-minded individuals. Explore the LBS and all that it has to offer. And please consider supporting its efforts! Visitors to the LBS come from 50 countries on six continents — a world wide web of silent film fans and Brooks enthusiasts. More about the LBS, including its mission statement and history, can be found on its ABOUT page. [The Louise Brooks Society™ is proud to be a retrosite where accuracy and authenticity matters. As such, the LBS is a clickbait, colorized, and A.I. free zone.]
Thomas Gladysz
Director, Louise Brooks Society
CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN REMOVED AGAINST THE WISHES OF ITS LAWFUL RIGHTS HOLDER
following yet another false claim. Apologies to this site’s followers, but that’s the way it is until certain matters are resolved.
For the record: The Louise Brooks Society™ website was established by Thomas Gladysz in 1995. This website and the term / wordmark “XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX” are under XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. Additionally, the Louise Brooks Society operates with the written consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC) and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. Content original to this site is © Thomas Gladysz.
Update 1/1/2024: Following yet another FALSE allegation of trademark infringement, my ISP, Bluehost, insists I remove the XXXed out words above referring to the intellectual property protections which this website has rightfully claimed. I do so, under protest, not because I admit to having infringed the intellectual property rights of the dude who filed a complaint (with whom I am involved in a dispute), but because I wish to avoid the hassle that Bluehost has threatened me with if I didn’t remove the “offending” sentence. It’s ridiculous, I know, but that’s the kind of {insert word here} I have to deal with. BTW, even if not so stated, the demonstrable facts remain.
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