Bibliography of Citations to the Louise Brooks Society

BOOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCES TO THE LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY (newest to oldest)

Preece, Julian. Adapting Sex on Screen : The Cinematic Biographies of Lulu, La Ronde and Venus in Furs. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
— “Thomas Gladysz formed the Louise Brooks Society in 1995, which provided a focal point for fans and scholars alike on the new forum of the internet. Gladysz’s catalogue of Brooks’s literary and pop culture afterlives is encyclopedia and surely unique for a 1920s star.” and “Thomas Gladysz from the Louise Brooks Society and Molly Harrabin from the Weimar Film Network have responded generously to my queries….”

Bergstein, Mary. Visual Culture in Freud’s Vienna : Science, Eros, and the Psychoanalytic Imagination. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.
— the LBS publication, The Diary of a Lost Girl (Louise Brooks edition), is referenced

Jerrolds, Laura. Laura La Plante: Silent Cinderella. Bear Manor Media, 2024.
— acknowledgement

Schönfeld, Christiane. The History of German Literature on Film. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
— the LBS publication, The Diary of a Lost Girl (Louise Brooks edition), is cited

Marcus, Greil. More Real Life Rock: The Wilderness Years 2014-2021. Yale University Press, 2022.
— includes the above mentioned blog entry referencing the LBS blog, an LBS exhibit and the noted artist Bruce Conner

Baldwin, Neil. Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern: A Life. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
— three acknowledgements in this biography of the famed dancer

Gee, Felicity. Magic Realism World Cinema and the Avant-Garde. Routledge, 2021.
— a page on the LBS website, “Louise Brooks and the Invention of Morel,” is cited

Murphy, Jill (editor). Theorizing Film Through Contemporary Art Expanding Cinema. Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
— a Thomas Gladysz authored article about Louise Brooks is referenced

Henderson, Kirk. Hollywood V. Beauty and the Synchronicity of the Six. Austin Macauley Publishers, 2020.
— an extended passage and a few citations relate to the LBS

Davis, Lon and Debra Davis. CHASE! A Tribute to the Keystone Cop. BearManor Media, 2020.
— a page on the LBS website is cited: “It is fitting, then, that one of the fairest modern assessments of the film is to be found on the Louise Brooks Society website, directed by the prolific Thomas Gladysz: ‘While remembered today as a Louise Brooks film,’ Gladysz writes, ‘The Show-Off is really a vehicle for Ford Sterling, a comedian best remembered for his starring work as a member of the Keystone Kops’.”

Tullmann, Jennifer. “Remaking the Iconic Lulu: Transformations of Character, Context and Music,” University of Kentucky, 2019.
— sited in doctoral thesis

Chandler, Raymond and Owen Hill (editor). The Annotated Big Sleep. Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2018
— acknowledgement to the LBS

Weissberg, Jay. “Now We’re in the Air.”  Pordenone / Le Giornate del Cinema Muto, 2017.
— “Louise Brooks Society founder Thomas Gladysz found evidence that William Wellman was also attached at some point, which makes quite a bit of sense, but by June the studio revealed that the director for Now We’re in the Air would be Frank R. Strayer, a considerably lesser talent than the original three choices.”

Prull, Livia. Trans Im Gluck – Geschlechtsangleichung Als Chance : Autobiographie Medizingeschichte Medizinethik. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Gm, 2016.
— photo credit in German-language book

Ariza, José Manuel Benítez. Cosas Que No Creeríais: Una Vindicación Del Cine Clásico Norteamericano. Universitat de València, 2016.
— mention in Spanish-language book

Wellman Jr., William. Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel. Pantheon, 2015.
— referenced in book authored by the son of the Oscar winning director; “In 1995, the Louise Brooks Society became the largest and most popular website in the world devoted to any silent film star. Since its launch, this pioneering site has received more than three million visitors.”

Veder, Robin. The Living Line : Modern Art and the Economy of Energy. Dartmouth College Press, 2015.
— reference: “For identification of the [Denishawn] dancers, I thank Thomas Gladysz, Louise Brooks Society.”

Olson Meeks, Melissa. “Fixed and Fleeting: An Exploration of Film Poster Art from Weimar Germany, 1919-1933,” Washington University, 2015.
— sited in doctoral thesis

Bible, Karie and Mary Mallory. Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays 1920-1970. Schiffer Publishing, 2015.
— acknowledgement

Spalding, Susan Eike. Appalachian Dance: Creativity and Continuity in Six Communities. University of Illinois Press, 2014.
— a page on the LBS website, “Denishawn Dance Company Tour 1922-23,” is cited

Prinzler, Hans Helmut and David H. Wilson. Sirens & Sinners : A Visual History of Weimar Film 1918-1933. Thames & Hudson 2013.
— this significant book contains a credit to the LBS

Moriarty, Laura. Le stelle brillano a New York. Milano, Italy: Piemme, 2013.
— photo credit on the Italian edition of The Chaperone

Yamanashi, Makiko. A History of the Takarazuka Revue Since 1914 Modernity, Girls’ Culture, Japan Pop. Global Oriental, 2012.
— photo credit in this look at early Japanese culture

Murillo, Robert S. The Vanity. CreateSpace, 2013.
— the Louise Brooks Society is a plot point in this fantasy novel about the actress

Moriarty, Laura. The Chaperone. New York: Riverhead Books, 2012.
— photo credit to the LBS on the American edition of the bestselling novel;

Bernstein, Samuel. Lulu: A Novel. Los Angeles: Walford Press, 2010.
— acknowledgement to the LBS

White, Wendy Warwick. Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2007.
— reference

Swartout, Kristy A. Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit: Thomson/Gale, 2007.
— entry in reference work: similarly included in editions published in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017.

MobileReference. Encyclopedia of American Cinema for Smartphones and Mobile. Boston: MobileReference, 2007.
— referenced in reference work

Martins, Ana Claudia Aymoré. Morus Moreau Morel : A Ilha Como Espaço Da Utopia. Editora UnB, 2007.
— a page on the LBS website, “Louise Brooks and the Invention of Morel,” is cited

Marques, Gabriela Mota. Cabelos à Joãozinho: a garçonne em Portugal nos anos vinte. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 2007.
— a now defunct page on the LBS website, “Flapper Jane”, is cited

Hudovernik, Robert. Jazz Age Beauties: The Lost Collection of Ziegfeld Photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston. New York: Universe, 2006.
— acknowledgement to the LBS

Cowie, Peter. Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever. New York: Rizzoli, 2006.
–acknowledgement: “Thomas Gladysz, whose website pandorasbox.com is so rich in information about Louise Brooks, could not have been more enthusiastic about my project, and I am extremely grateful to him.”

Wishart, David J. Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.
— contains an entry on Louise Brooks by Thomas Gladysz along with an acknowledgement and photo credit to the LBS

Hakim, Joy. History of the US: War, Peace, and All That Jazz. Johns Hopkins University, 2004.
— cited in the chapter on the Roaring Twenties

Rozewicz, Tadeusz. Il Guanto Rosso e altre poesie. Milano, Italy: Libri Scheiwiller, 2003.
— Italian edition of a collection of poems by a highly regarded Polish writer; photo credit to the LBS

Horlock, Rob. I Remember When I Was Young. Unlimited Publishing, 2003.
— acknowledgement to the LBS for the use of an image from the LBS archives

Miller, Rick. Photoplay Editions. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2002.
— cited in bibliography

Maddex, Alison. Sex in the City. New York: Universe, 2002.
— the LBS and its “Life and Times” page are acknowledged in the books’ footnotes

Cooke, Paul. German Expressionist Films. Pocket Essentials, 2002.
— cited in book on films of the era

Tomasi, Dario and Aimeri, Luca. Internet per il cinema. Torino: Utet Libreria, 2001.
— referenced in Italian guide book: “Ottima resourch page sulla protagonista di Lulu, www.pandorasbox.com” (“Fine resource page about the actress of Lulu . . .”)

Paris, Barry. Louise Brooks. University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
— the book’s copyright page contains a statement, “The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Thomas Gladysz, director of the Louise Brooks Society in the publication of this book. The society website can be found at www.pandorasbox.com.”

Brooks, Louise. Lulu in Hollywood (expanded edition). University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
— the book’s copyright page contains a statement, “The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Thomas Gladysz, director of the Louise Brooks Society in the publication of this book. The society website can be found at www.pandorasbox.com.”

Krenn, Günter and Paolo Caneppele. Film ist Comics. Vienna: Filmarchiv Austria, 1999.
— a handful of passages credit the Louise Brooks Society

Bennett, Graham. Hutchinson Directory of Websites. Oxford, England: Helicon, 1999.
— brief write-up in guide book; “Beyond the usual biography, adulation, and picture gallery of this silent film actress, this site distinguishes itself by including a wealth of interviews and articles from contemporary 1920s magazines, a trivia quiz, and background information on the ‘jazz age’.”

Wilhelm, Elliot. VideoHound’s World Cinema. Visible Ink Press, 1998.
— referenced in write-up on Pandora’s Box: “A fan organization, the Louise Brooks Society, maintains an elegant and well-stocked web site at www.pandorasbox.com.”

Krenn, Gunter. Geheimnisvolle Tiefe G.W. Pabst. Vienna: Filmarchiv Austria, 1998.
— monograph, contains a handful of references to the Louise Brooks Society

Girl Tech. Tech Girl’s Internet Adventures. Foster City, California: IDG Books, 1997.
— brief write-up of the LBS flapper page in internet guide book

Wolff, Michael. Your Personal Netguide: your guide to the best of everything on the net. New York, NY: Wolff New Media, 1996
— brief write-up: “The Louise Brooks Society: This mysterious siren of the Jazz Age appeared in movies for only a few years, then quit. She was celebrated in her day, and has been rediscovered every 20 years or so since then…. Find out what all the fuss was, is, and will be about at this detailed site, which is heavy on biography and reprints of interviews from the ’20s, and light on the multimedia.”

Paracchini, Fabio. Cybershow. Cinema e teatro con Internet. Italy: Ubulibri, 1996.
— write-up in Italian guide book: “La pagina della Louise Brooks Society offre ai navigatori un’ampia e varia raccolta di materiali sull’attrice: dati biografici e filmografici, ma anche interviste apparse su riviste d’epoca, fotografie rare, registrazioni e una ricca collezione di recensioni e articoli giornalistici. Tutto il materiale viene aggiornato e arricchito continuamente, per cui se siete dei fan di Louise Brooks vi consigliamo di tornare spesso a visitare questo sito.” [“The pages of the Louise Brooks Society gives surfers a wide and varied collection of material about the actress: biographical and filmography data, and also interviews which appeared in vintage magazines, rare photos, records and a rich collection of reviews and newspaper articles. The material is continuously updated and enriched, so if you’re a fan of Louise Brooks we suggest you to visit often this site.”]