Welcome to the LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY™, a pioneering fan site and online archive dedicated to the life & times of the silent film star Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985). A 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 movie, 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 nearly 300 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 (surpassing both IMDb & AFI). The are also articles and ephemera, image galleries, a biography, chronology, slide-shows, videos, trivia, links, and more. This information rich website is just one of the many things we do — along with research, writing articles, curating exhibits, sponsoring events, and most importantly, helping with the preservation 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, it has PUBLISHED five books with more in the works! The LBS is an educational site as well as a home to a virtual fan club of like-minded individuals. Explore the LBS and all that it has to offer. And please consider joining in and / or supporting its efforts!
More about the LBS, including its mission statement and history, can be found on its ABOUT page. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the written consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), who “approve and support” its use of the name and likeness of the actress. The Louise Brooks Society™ is proud to be a retrosite where both accuracy and authenticity matters. As such, the LBS is a clickbait, colorized, and A.I. free zone.
Thomas Gladysz
Director, Louise Brooks Society
=== BIOGRAPHY ===
♦ ♦ Explore the LIFE & TIMES tab to visit pages detailing the remarkable story of Louise Brooks. There’s a biography and chronology, articles, essays and excerpts, recommended reading, quotations, links, and lots more.
=== FILMS ===
♦ ♦ The LBS filmography is the most detailed ever compiled on just about any actor, surpassing the AFI and IMDb for credits, bit players, alternative titles, shooting locations, reviews and more. Exclusively on the LBS.
=== CHRONOLOGY ===
♦ ♦ Where was she? What was she doing? Who did she know? A detailed look at the actress’ daily life. Praised by the Irish Times as “extraordinary” and exclusive to the Louise Brooks Society website.
=== ARCHIVE ===
♦ ♦ The LBS archive contains a treasure trove of rare material including vintage books, magazines, postcards, advertisements and ephemera as well as photoplay editions, sheet music, 78 rpm discs & much, much more.
=== FEATURED PAGE ===
♦ ♦ “Writings of Louise Brooks” details the actress’ published, unpublished and uncollected work, including her little known self-published booklet on dance, her articles on film, notebooks, letters, and bestselling memoir, Lulu in Hollywood.
=== EXPLORE / WHAT’S NEW ===
♦ ♦ At more than 260 pages, the LBS is one of the largest and most comprehensive websites devoted to any film star. There is a lot to look at and much to explore. Visit the WHAT’S NEW page for the latest updates.
=== PUBLICATIONS ===
♦ ♦ The Louise Brooks Society has published five books to date, with three more in the works. Each is the product of considerable research, and each features new information and dozens of rare images. Find out more, and order your copy today!
=== ESSENTIAL READING ===
♦ ♦ From Portrait of an Anti-star to the Barry Paris biography to Peter Cowie’s pictorial to Jan Wahl’s Dear Stinkpot, the “Louise Brooks Bookshelf” is an opinionated guide to the best & worst books about the actress and her films.
=== RESOURCES ===
♦ ♦ From Louise Brooks bibliographies to lists of searchable movie magazines, silent film festivals, video distributors and related websites, the LBS resource page is a great place to start your journey of discovery.
=== COVER GIRL ===
♦ ♦ “Louise Brooks Cover Girl” is a thrilling new section which brings together dozens of vintage magazine covers from all around the world — from France and Germany to Brazil, Japan, Italy, Poland and beyond.
=== HOMAGE ===
♦ ♦ Movies, music, literature & comics have all paid homage to Brooks – 20th century icon & 21st century muse. Pictured here is just one example, actress Haley Lu Richardson as Louise Brooks in The Chaperone.
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- Kevin Brownlow series at Film Forum
by Louise Brooks Society on October 13, 2025Film Forum in New York City has scheduled a two week series of films honoring Kevin Brownlow, the great silent film historian, filmmaker and archivist. The series will include live musical accompaniment, multiple special introductions, and more -- including a screening of Brownlow's 5 1/2 hour restoration of Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927) -- the first in New York City in 40 years! This is an event not to be missed. More about the series, which runs October 24 through November 6, can be found on […]
- Reminder, Pandora's Box screens in Wichita, Kansas on October 14
by Louise Brooks Society on October 11, 2025A reminder that the classic 1929 silent film, Pandora's Box, will be shown in Wichita, Kansas on Tuesday, October 14th at 7 pm. This special screening will be accompanied by Donnie Rankin on the Mighty Wurlitzer. This event is sponsored by the Tallgrass Film Festival and Wichita Wurlitzer. More information HERE.The film will be screened at the Century II Exhibition Hall. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased HERE. UPDATE: A local TV news story about the organ at cab be found […]
- Beggars of Life, starring Louise Brooks, screens in the UK with live musical accompaniment by The...
by Louise Brooks Society on October 6, 2025Beggars of Life, starring Louise Brooks, will be shown on Thursday November 6th at the York Theater Royal in York, England with live musical accompaniment by the one and only Dodge Brothers! This special event is part of the Aesthetica Film Festival. More information about this event can be found HERE.And here is a piece which appeared in the Ryedale Gazette & Herald. “Never has a film and a band been more perfectly matched than Beggars of Life andthe Dodge Brothers – deep dish […]
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