Louise Brooks
Born	November 14, 1906(1906-11-14) Cherryvale, Kansas
Died	August 8, 1985 Rochester, New York

Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906–August 8, 1985 ) was an American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cherryvale is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic A showgirl is a Dancer or Performer in a stage entertainment show An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She became, by the end of her life, a writer and film critic on the silent era.

Early life

Born Mary Louise Brooks in Cherryvale, Kansas, she was a daughter of a lawyer who was usually too busy with his practice to discipline his children, and an artistic mother who determined that any "squalling brats she produced could take care of themselves. Cherryvale is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. "^[1] Myra Brooks was a talented pianist who played the latest Debussy and Ravel for her children, inspiring them with a love of books and music. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. None of this protected her nine-year old daughter Louise from sexual abuse at the hands of a neighborhood predator. Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another This event had a major influence on Brooks's life and career, causing her to say in later years that she was incapable of real love, and that this man "must have had a great deal to do with forming my attitude toward sexual pleasure. . . . For me, nice, soft, easy men were never enough -- there had to be an element of domination. "^[2] (When Brooks at last told her mother of the incident, many years later, her mother suggested that it must have been Louise's fault for "leading him on. "^[3])

Brooks began her entertainment career as a dancer, joining the Denishawn modern dance company (whose members included Martha Graham, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn) in 1922. The Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded in 1915 by Ruth St See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer Ruth St Denis ( January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an early Modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn (1891- 1972 originally Edwin Myers Shawn was one of the first notable male pioneers of American Modern dance. A long-simmering personal conflict between Brooks and St. Denis boiled over one day two years later, however, and St. Denis abruptly fired Brooks from the troupe by telling her in front of the other members that "I am dismissing you from the company because you want life handed to you on a silver salver. "^[4] The words left a strong impression on Brooks; when she drew up an outline for a planned autobiographical novel in 1949, "The Silver Salver" was the title she gave to the tenth and final chapter. ^[5]

Thanks to her friend Barbara Bennett (sister of Constance and Joan), Brooks almost immediately found employment as a chorus girl in George White's Scandals, followed by an appearance as a featured dancer in the 1925 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. Barbara Jane Bennett ( August 13, 1906 – August 8, 1958) is a little known early Silent film Actress. Constance Campbell Bennett ( October 22, 1904 &ndash July 24, 1965) was an American actress. Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress George White's Scandals were a long-running string of Broadway Revues produced by George White that ran from 1919-1939 modelled after the Ziegfeld History The Follies were lavish Revues something between later Broadway shows and a more elaborate high class Vaudeville Variety show. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located As a result of her work in the Follies, she came to the attention of Paramount Pictures producer Walter Wanger, who signed her to a five-year contract with the studio in 1925. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Walter Wanger ( July 11, 1894 – November 18, 1968) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer ^[6] (She was also noticed by visiting movie star Charlie Chaplin, who was in town for the premiere of his film The Gold Rush. The Gold Rush is a 1925 Silent film comedy written directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp The two had an affair that summer. ^[7])

American film career

Brooks and Fields were friends from the previous year's Ziegfeld Follies when they made It's the Old Army Game in 1926.

Brooks made her screen debut in the silent The Street of Forgotten Men, in an uncredited role in 1925. Soon, however, she was playing the female lead in a number of silent light comedies and flapper films over the next few years, starring with Adolphe Menjou and W. C. Fields, among others. The term flapper in the 1920s referred to a "new breed" of young Women who wore short skirts bobbed their hair listened to the new Jazz music Adolphe Jean Menjou ( February 18, 1890 &ndash October 29, 1963) was an American actor W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor She was noticed in Europe for her pivotal vamp role in the Howard Hawks directed silent "buddy film," A Girl in Every Port in 1928. Howard Winchester Hawks ( May 30, 1896 &ndash December 26, 1977) was an American Film director, producer and A Girl in Every Port is a silent 1928 Comedy film about two sailors ^[8]

It has been said that her best American role was in one of the last silent film dramas, Beggars of Life (1928), as an abused country girl on the run with Richard Arlen and Wallace Beery playing hoboes she meets while riding the rails. Beggars of Life ( 1928) is an early Sound film with talking sequences starring Wallace Beery as a rail-riding hobo and Louise Brooks Richard Arlen ( September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Much of this film was shot on location, and the boom microphone was invented for this film by the director, William Wellman, who needed it for one of the first experimental talking scenes in the movies. A boom operator is an assistant of the Production sound mixer. William Augustus Wellman (29 February &ndash19 December) was an American Movie director, noted for directing the film which received the first Academy Award In the summer of 1926, Brooks married Eddie Sutherland, the director of the film she made with Fields, but by 1927 had fallen "terribly in love"^[9] with George Preston Marshall, owner of a chain of laundries and future owner of the Washington Redskins football team, following a chance meeting with him that she later referred to as "the most fateful encounter of my life. A Edward Sutherland ( January 5, 1895 - December 31, 1973) was a Film director and actor George Preston Marshall (1896 &ndash 1969 was the long-time owner and president of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D "^[10] She divorced Sutherland, mainly due to her budding relationship with Marshall, in June of 1928. ^[11]

By this time in her life, she was rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, and was a regular guest of William Randolph Hearst and his mistress, Marion Davies, at San Simeon, being close friends with Marion Davies's niece, Pepi Lederer. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash Marion Davies ( January 3, 1897 &ndash September 22, 1961) was an American film Actress. San Simeon ( ZIP Code: 93452 Area code 805) is an unincorporated settlement on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County California. Pepi Lederer ( March 18, 1910 – June 11, 1935) was an American Actress and Writer best known for her association Her distinctive bob haircut, which became eponymous and still recognised to this day, had helped start a trend, as many women in the Western world began to wear their hair as both she and fellow film star Colleen Moore did. A " bob cut " is a short Haircut in which a weighted area is left to fall between the ears and chin Particular Hairstyles occasionally become fashionable through their association with a prominent individual Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison ( August 19 1900 – January 25 1988) was an American Film actress ^[12] Soon after the film Beggars Of Life was made, Brooks, who loathed the Hollywood "scene," refused to stay on at Paramount after being denied a promised raise, and left for Europe to make films for G. W. Pabst, the great German Expressionist director. Georg Wilhelm Pabst ( August 25, 1885 - May 29, 1967) was an Austrian Film director. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an Emotional effect it is a subjective art form

Paramount attempted to use the coming of sound films to strongarm the actress, but she called the studio's bluff. It was not until 30 years later that this rebellious move would come to be seen as arguably the most savvy of her career, securing her immortality as a silent film legend and independent spirit. Unfortunately, while her initial snubbing of Paramount alone would not have finished her in Hollywood altogether, her refusal after returning from Germany to come back to Paramount for sound retakes of The Canary Murder Case (1929) irrevocably placed her on an unofficial blacklist. The Canary Murder Case (1927 is a murder mystery novel which deals with the murders of a sexy nightclub singer known as "the Canary" and eventually that of Actress Margaret Livingston was hired to dub Brooks's voice for the film,^[13] and the studio claimed that Brooks' voice was unsuitable for work in sound pictures. Margaret Livingston ( 25 November, 1900 - 13 December, 1984) was an American motion picture actress best known

In Europe

Once in Germany she starred in the 1929 film Pandora's Box, directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst in his New Objectivity period. For the Greek myth see Pandora. For other uses see Pandora (disambiguation and Pandora's box (disambiguation Pandora's Georg Wilhelm Pabst ( August 25, 1885 - May 29, 1967) was an Austrian Film director. The New Objectivity, or Neue Sachlichkeit (new dispassion was an art movement that arose in Germany in the early 1920s as an outgrowth of and in opposition to The film is based on two plays by Frank Wedekind (Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora) and Brooks plays the central figure Lulu, who meets her fate at the hands of Jack the Ripper after a series of salacious escapades. Benjamin Franklin Wedekind ( Hannover July 24, 1864 &ndash Munich March 9, 1918) usually known as Frank Wedekind Erdgeist is the Spirit of the Earth whom Johann Wolfgang von Goethe describes in Faust Part 1, widely considered to be one of the Pandora's Box (1904 ( Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German Dramatist Frank Wedekind. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London This film is notorious for its frank treatment of modern sexual mores, including the first screen portrayal of a lesbian. Mores (ˈmɔːreɪz are norms or customs Mores derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written Laws. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Brooks then starred in the controversial social dramas Diary Of A Lost Girl (1929), also directed by Pabst, and Prix de Beauté (1930), the latter being filmed in France, and having a famous surprise ending. Diary of a Lost Girl ( Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 Silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. All these films were heavily censored, as they were very "adult" and considered shocking in their time for their portrayals of sexuality, as well as their social satire. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human

Life after film

When she returned to Hollywood, in 1931, she was cast in two mainstream films: God's Gift to Women (1931) and It Pays to Advertise (1931). God's Gift to Women is a 1931 Pre-Code musical romantic comedy film produced and released by Warner Bros Her performances in these films, however, were largely ignored, and few other job offers were forthcoming due to her informal "blacklisting. " Despite this, William Wellman, her director on Beggars of Life, offered her the feminine lead in his new picture, The Public Enemy starring James Cagney. The Public Enemy is a 1931 Pre-Code American crime drama Film starring James Cagney and directed James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film But Brooks turned down the role in order to visit her then-lover George Marshall in New York City,^[14] and the part instead went to Jean Harlow, who began her own rise to stardom largely as a result. George Preston Marshall (1896 &ndash 1969 was the long-time owner and president of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL The City of New York Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s Brooks later explained herself to Wellman by saying that she hated making pictures because she simply "hated Hollywood," and according to film historian James Card, who came to know Brooks intimately later in her life, "[s]he just wasn't interested. . . . She was more interested in Marshall. "^[15] In the opinion of Brooks's biographer Barry Paris, "turning down Public Enemy marked the real end of Louise Brooks's film career. Barry Paris (born February 6, 1948) is an Author and Journalist based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. "^[16] For the rest of her movie career, she was reduced to playing bit parts and roles in B pictures and short films; one of her directors at this time was a fellow Hollywood outcast, Roscoe Arbuckle, who was working under the pseudonym "William B. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Goodrich. "^[17] During this period she also wed Chicago millionaire Deering Davis, but abruptly left him in March 1934 after only five months of marriage, "without a good-bye. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. . . and leaving only a note of her intentions" behind her. ^[18] According to Card, Davis was just "another elegant, well-heeled admirer," nothing more. ^[18] The couple officially divorced in 1938.

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. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Overland Stage Raiders is a 1938 Three Mesquiteers film starring John Wayne. She then briefly returned to Wichita, where she was raised. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. "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. "^[2] After an unsuccessful attempt at operating a dance studio, she returned East and, after brief stints as a radio actor and a gossip columnist,^[19][20] 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. Saks Fifth Avenue is an upscale American Department store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. The City of New York A courtesan in mid-16th century usage referred to a mistress or trained artisan of dance and singing especially one associated with wealthy powerful or upper-class ^[21] Brooks unfortunately had a life-long love of alcohol (more specifically gin), having begun drinking heavily at the age of fourteen^[22] and was an alcoholic for a major portion of her life, although she exorcised that particular demon enough to begin writing about film, which became her second life. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions During this period she began her first major writing project, an autobiographical novel called Naked on My Goat, a title taken from Goethe's Faust. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's Faust is a tragic play. It was published in two parts de Faust der Tragödie erster Teil (translated After working on the novel for a number of years, she destroyed the manuscript by throwing it into an incinerator. ^[23]

She was a notorious spendthrift for most of her life, even filing for bankruptcy once, but was kind and generous to her friends, almost to a fault. Despite her two marriages, she never had children, referring to herself as "Barren Brooks. " Her many lovers from years before had included a young William S. Paley, the founder of CBS. William Samuel Paley ( September 28, 1901 &ndash October 26, 1990) was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. According to Louise Brooks: Looking For Lulu, Paley provided a small monthly stipend to Brooks for the rest of her life, and according to the documentary this stipend kept her from committing suicide at one point. A stipend is a form of Monetary payment or salary such as for an Internship or Apprenticeship. She also had an on-again, off-again relationship with George Marshall throughout the 1920s and 30s (which she described as "abusive"). He was the biggest reason she was able to secure a contract with Pabst. Marshall repeatedly asked her to marry him and after finding that she had had many affairs while they were together, married film actress Corinne Griffith instead. Corinne Griffith (1895 &ndash 1979 was a Hollywood actress who is believed to have been born in Texarkana, Texas, on November 24, 1895

Rediscovery

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. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Henri Langlois ( November 13, 1914 - January 13, 1977) was a pioneer of Film preservation and restoration. It would lead to the still ongoing Louise Brooks film revivals, and rehabilitated her reputation in her home country. James Card, the film curator for the George Eastman House, discovered Louise living as a recluse in New York City about this time, and persuaded her to move to Rochester, New York to be near the George Eastman House film collection. The George Eastman House is the world's oldest Photography Museum and one of the world's oldest Film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester The City of New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. With his help, she became a noted film writer in her own right. A collection of her witty and cogent writings, Lulu in Hollywood, was published in 1982. She was profiled by the film writer Kenneth Tynan in his essay, "The Girl With The Black Helmet," the title of which was an allusion to her fabulous bob, worn since childhood, a hairstyle claimed as one of the ten most influential in history by beauty magazines the world over. Kenneth Peacock Tynan ( 2 April 1927 - 26 July 1980) was an influential and often controversial British Theatre Critic

She rarely gave interviews, but had special relationships with John Kobal and Kevin Brownlow, the film historians, and they were able to capture on paper some of her amazing personality. Kevin Brownlow (born on June 2, 1938 in Crowborough, Sussex) is a filmmaker film historian, Television documentary -maker In the 1970s she was interviewed extensively, on film, for the documentaries Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (1976), produced and directed by Gary Conklin, and in the Hollywood series (1980) directed by Brownlow and David Gill. Memories of Berlin The Twilight of Weimar Culture is a Documentary film produced and directed by Gary Conklin, and released in 1976 Gary Conklin is an independent American filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. David Gill may refer to David Gill (astronomer, British astronomer David Gill (economist, British economist David Gill (executive Running 50 minutes, Lulu in Berlin (1984) is another rare filmed interview, produced by Richard Leacock and Susan Woll in the year before her death. Richard Leacock (born 18 July 1921 London) is a Documentary film director and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema. She had lived alone by choice for many years, and Louise died from a heart attack in 1985, after suffering from arthritis and emphysema for many years. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation plural arthritides is a group of conditions involving damage to the Joints of the body Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD

As is the case with many of her contemporaries, a number of Brooks' films, according to the documentary Looking for Lulu, are considered to be lost. Her key films survive, however, particularly Pandora's Box and Diary of a Young Girl which have been released to DVD in North America by the Criterion Collection and Kino Video, respectively. The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" Kino International is a Film and Video distributor founded in 1977 As of 2007, Prix de Beaute and The Show Off have also seen limited North American DVD release, as well. Her short film (and one of her only talkies), Windy Riley Goes Hollywood was included on the DVD release of Diary of a Lost Girl. Her final film, Overland Stage Raiders, was released to VHS but has yet to receive a North American DVD release.

Legacy

Brooks is considered one of the first naturalistic actors in film, her acting being subtle and nuanced compared to many other silent performers. The close-up was just coming into vogue with directors, and her almost hypnotically beautiful face was perfect for this new technique. Brooks had always been very self-directed, even difficult, and was notorious for her salty language, which she didn't hesitate to use whenever she felt like it. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them In addition, she had made a vow to herself never to smile on stage unless she felt compelled to, and although the majority of her publicity photos show her with a neutral expression, she had a dazzling smile. By her own admission, she was a sexually liberated woman, not afraid to experiment, even posing nude for "art" photography, and her liaisons with many film people were legendary, although much of it is speculation. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing

Louise Brooks as an unattainable film image served as an inspiration for Adolfo Bioy Casares when he wrote his classic science fiction novel The Invention of Morel (1940) about a man attracted to Faustine, a woman who is only a projected 3-D image. Adolfo Bioy Casares (September 15 1914 – March 8 1999 was an Argentine fiction writer The Invention of Morel, sometimes translated as Morel's Invention, is a science fiction Novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares published in 1940 In a 1995 interview, Casares explained that Faustine is directly based on his love for Louise Brooks who "vanished too early from the movies. " (Elements of The Invention of Morel, minus the science fictional hardware, served as a basis for Alain Resnais' enigmatic Last Year at Marienbad, 1961, one of the most influential films of the 1960s. Alain Resnais (born June 3 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French Film director whose early works are often grouped within the New Wave or L'année dernière à Marienbad (translated as Last Year in Marienbad in the UK and Last Year at Marienbad in North )

Louise also had an influence in the graphics world - she had the distinction of inspiring two separate comics: the long-running Dixie Dugan newspaper strip by John H. Striebel that started in the late 1920s and ran until 1966, which grew out of the serialized novel and later stage musical, "Show Girl," that writer J.P. McEvoy had loosely based on Louise's days as a Follies girl on Broadway; and the erotic comic books of Valentina, by the late Guido Crepax, which began publication in 1965 and continued for many years. John H Striebel (1891 - 1962 was an American illustrator and Comic strip artist who was best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip Dixie Dugan The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Joseph Patrick McEvoy ( January 10, 1897 – August 8, 1958) also sometimes credited as John P Valentina is one of the most influential European Comics series created in 1965 by the Italian artist Guido Crepax. Guido Crepax (born Guido Crepas, Milan, July 15, 1933 - July 31, 2003) was an Italian comics artist Crepax became a friend and regular correspondent with Louise late in her life. Hugo Pratt, another comics artist, also used her as inspiration for characters, and even named them after her. Hugo Eugenio Pratt ( June 15, 1927 – August 20, 1995) was an Italian Comic book creator who combined his strong storytelling

An exhibit titled "Louise Brooks and the 'New Woman' in Weimar Cinema" ran at the International Center of Photography in New York City in 2007, focusing on Brooks' iconic screen persona and celebrating the hundredth anniversary of her birth. The International Center of Photography is a photography museum school and research center located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City ( United The City of New York ^[24]

Modern influence

Cyd Charisse wears the singular Louise Brooks bob in her nightclub dance scene with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Cyd Charisse ( March 8, 1922 &ndash June 17, 2008) was an American Dancer and actress. Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds

For her Oscar-winning film role in the 1972 movie musical Cabaret, Liza Minnelli was coached by her father, Vincente Minnelli, to fashion her character's appearance on Louise Brooks. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cabaret is a 1972 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director

The 1986 film Something Wild, directed by Jonathan Demme, features a main character played by actress Melanie Griffith, who sports Louise Brooks' trademark hairstyle, and goes by the moniker Lulu. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Something Wild is a 1986 comedy / Action film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress This is an article about an American automobile company For other subjects with similar names see Lulu.

In 1991, the synth-pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released "Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way)", and the collage-pop band Soul Coughing released "St. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula " Pandora's Box " subtitled "It's a Long Long Way" for the US release was the second single released by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the Soul Coughing was a New York -based Alternative rock band active in the 1990s Louise Is Listening" in 1998, both inspired by Brooks' life. ^[25]

In 1992 and 1993, Madonna was inspired by Louise Brooks' look in the videoclips of "I'll Remember" and "Rain", wearing a little black wig. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " I'll Remember " is the Theme song to the 1994 Film With Honors, performed by American pop singer Madonna " Rain " is the fifth (and final American) single from Madonna 's 1992 album Erotica. She said later she has been really inspired by Brooks, and by another actress of the same era, Dita Parlo. Dita Parlo ( September 4, 1906 - December 13, 1971) was a German Film actress.

In 1995, the Louise Brooks Society was formed to promote a greater awareness of the life and films of this celebrated actress, dancer, and writer. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Louise Brooks Society is an online archive and Fan club devoted to the Silent film star Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985 That same year, actress Rose McGowan doned Brooks' signature hairstyle in the film The Doom Generation. Rose Arianna McGowan (born September 5 1973) is an Italian -born American actress best known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB The Doom Generation is a film by director Gregg Araki. Released in 1995, it stars Rose McGowan, James Duval and Johnathon

In 1998, a documentary about Brooks, Louise Brooks: Looking For Lulu, was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies cable network, narrated by Shirley MacLaine. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known

In 1999, the rock band Marillion included on their 1999 album Marillion.com a song inspired by her called Interior Lulu. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) marillioncom is Marillion 's 11th studio album Released in late 1999 it was self-produced with additional production from Porcupine Tree 's Steven Wilson

In the late 1990s, BBC Books based their description of the third incarnation of Doctor Who character Romana on Brooks. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor

In 2001, In the Neil Gaiman book, American Gods, the character Czernobog refers to Brooks as "America's greatest actress". Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern

In 2002, The Simpsons featured the episode Weekend at Burnsies in which Mr. Burns refers to Brooks as "the silent star of LuLu"

In 2007 on reality television series Cycle 9 of America's Next Top Model, contestant and eventual winner Saleisha Stowers received a bob haircut for her makeover, which was said by Tyra Banks to be inspired by Brooks' hair. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. “ Weekend at Burnsie’s ” is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ’ thirteenth season. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series Lulu is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz and featuring Béla Lugosi. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 was the ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the third season of the series to be aired on The CW America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Saleisha Stowers (born January 10, 1986) is an American Fashion model who became the winner of Cycle 9 of America's Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former

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