The Louise Brooks Society website is home to an online archive whose goal is to document “all things Brooksie.” This page is a jumping-off point to the various annotated bibliographies located on this website. The pages listed below both reference and help organize the vast amount of material written about the actress. These pages contain links to select citations, and serve as a directory to both vintage and contemporary material about the actress which can be read online.
Bibliographies are not as dull as you might think. And for a number of reasons, they can make for interesting reading. Not only do they reference rare or little known texts, but they also track the showing of Brooks’ films, chart her fame, and reveal a decade-by-decade history of the actress’ place in movie history, and later on, in popular culture.
Over the years, the LBS has done a considerable amount of research, putting through hundreds of inter-library loans, scouring every accessible online database and digital archive, and personally visiting more than three dozen libraries across California and the United States, as well as the Cinémathèque Francaise in Paris and the British Film Institute and British National Library in London. The LBS has also sought out scarce books and even acquired a few roles of microfilm in pursuit of previously unknown or undocumented material. [A fuller record of the research conducted by the LBS can be found HERE.]
The citations found on these pages date from 1906 to the present, and are updated when necessary. Each of the bibliographies are arranged in chronological order. The material cited comes from books, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, journals, scholarly publications, ‘zines, and websites from around the world. If you know of additional entries, or can provide further information on any of the citations noted on these pages, please CONTACT the Louise Brooks Society. If you would like to help find vintage newspaper and magazine articles, please check the HELP WANTED page.
Thomas Gladysz
Director, Louise Brooks Society
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 1920s – 1930s
— material from books
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 1940s – 1950s
— material from books
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 1960s – 1970s
— material from books
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 1980s – 1990s
— material from books
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 2000s – 2010s
— material from books
Louise Brooks: A Bibliography 2020s –
— material from books
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Louise Brooks Bibliography – Periodicals (part 1)
— magazine and newspaper articles through 1929
Louise Brooks Bibliography – Periodicals (part 2)
— magazine and newspaper articles 1930 through 1949
Louise Brooks Bibliography – Periodicals (part 3)
— magazine and newspaper articles 1950 through 1979
Louise Brooks Bibliography – Periodicals (part 4)
— magazine and newspaper articles 1980 through 1999
Louise Brooks Bibliography – Periodicals (part 5)
— magazine and newspaper articles since 2000
Other Periodical References (part 1)
— less significant citations from periodicals, through 1929
Other Periodical References (part 2)
— less significant citations from periodicals, 1930 through 1949
Other Periodical References (part 3)
— less significant citations from periodicals, 1950 through 1979
Other Periodical References (part 4)
— less significant citations from periodicals, 1980 through 1999
Other Periodical References (part 5)
— less significant citations from periodicals, since 2000
FILMS OF LOUISE BROOKS
The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)
— a worldwide bibliography
The American Venus (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
A Social Celebrity (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
It’s the Old Army Game (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
The Show-Off (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
Just Another Blonde (1926)
— a worldwide bibliography
Evening Clothes (1927)
— a worldwide bibliography
Rolled Stockings (1927)
— a worldwide bibliography
Now We’re in the Air (1927)
— a worldwide bibliography
The City Gone Wild (1927)
— a worldwide bibliography
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
— a worldwide bibliography
Beggars of Life (1928)
— a worldwide bibliography
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The Canary Murder Case (1929)
— a worldwide bibliography
Pandora’s Box (1929)
— a worldwide bibliography
Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
— a worldwide bibliography
Prix de beauté (1930)
— a worldwide bibliography
It Pays to Advertise (1931)
— a worldwide bibliography
God’s Gift to Women (1931)
— a worldwide bibliography
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
— a worldwide bibliography
Empty Saddles (1936)
— a worldwide bibliography
When You’re in Love (1937)
— a worldwide bibliography
King of Gamblers (1937)
— a worldwide bibliography
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
— a worldwide bibliography
Documentary Films & Television Programs
— a worldwide bibliography
Documentary Films & Television Programs
— a worldwide bibliography
THEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Louise Brooks, Denishawn Dancer (part 1)
— 1922-1923 tour, a bibliography
Louise Brooks, Denishawn Dancer (part 2)
— 1923-1924 tour, a bibliography
Louise Brooks, Showgirl
— a bibliography
Louise Brooks, Nightclub & Ballroom Dancer
— a bibliography
Louise Brooks: Love, Marriage, Divorce
— a bibliography
Death of Louise Brooks
— obituaries, articles and tributes
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Writings of Louise Brooks
— published & unpublished material
Lulu in Hollywood by Louise Brooks
— bibliography of reviews and articles
Louise Brooks: Portrait of an Anti-Star by Rolland Jaccard
— bibliography of reviews and articles
Louise Brooks by Barry Paris
— bibliography of reviews and articles of the biography
Louise Brooks by Thomas Gladysz
— bibliography of select articles and reviews
The Louise Brooks Society
— articles about the LBS
OTHER PAGES WITH BIBLIOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
Film Source Material
— an annotated checklist
Louise Brooks – Fictionalizations & Photoplay Editions
— an annotated checklist of vintage publications
Louise Brooks – Fictionalizations & Photoplay Editions Gallery
— an image gallery of vintage publications
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Louise Brooks – Book Covers
— image gallery of vintage covers
Louise Brooks – Book Covers
— image gallery of contemporary covers