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 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, 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 almost forgotten, Brooks has emerged from obscurity to become a 20th century icon, and muse. At more than 200 pages and growing, this site has it all.

The mission of the LBS is to honor the actress & her legacy by stimulating interest in her life and films. The filmography found here is the most detailed ever compiled on the actress. The are also articles and ephemera, a biography, chronology, image galleries, feature stories, trivia, links, and more. This longstanding, information rich website is just one of the many things we do — along with helping with the restoration of Brooks’ films, conducting research, writing articles, curating exhibits, and sponsoring the occasional screening or event. 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…. It has also helped others with their projects. The LBS is a community, both a scholarly fan site and home to a virtual fan club of like-minded individuals. Please 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 — this site’s followers comprise a world wide web of silent film fans and Lulu enthusiasts. More about the LBS, including its mission statement and its history, can be found on its ABOUT page. [ The Louise Brooks Society™ is proud to be a retrosite: in this day and age, accuracy and authenticity still matters. 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.

=== BIOGRAPHY ===

♦ ♦ Explore the LIFE & TIMES tab on the main menu to visit pages detailing the remarkable story of Louise Brooks. There’s a biography and an extensive chronology, articles & essays, quotations, links, and lots more.

=== FILMOGRAPHY ===

♦ ♦ 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 website.

=== LBS ARCHIVE ===

♦ ♦ The LBS archive is a treasure trove of rare material including vintage magazines, books, postcards, objects and ephemera related to the actress. There’s sheet music, photoplay editions, memorabilia, etc….

=== HOMAGE ===

♦ ♦ Movies, music, literature & comics have all paid homage to Brooks – 20th century icon & 21st century muse. Pictured here is one recent example, White Lotus star Haley Lu Richardson as Louise Brooks in The Chaperone.

=== 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, her notebooks, letters, and bestselling memoir, Lulu in Hollywood.

=== 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!

=== NEW BOOK ===

♦ ♦ Our newest publication is The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond, a deep dive into the history of a single film – which also marks Brooks’ first time on screen.

=== NEW PAGE ===

♦ ♦ One BIG new page on the LBS website, “Louise Brooks and Charlie Chaplin: Two Happy Summer Months,” tells the story of their brief romance in the summer of 1925.

=== 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 and worst books about the actress and her films.

=== RESOURCES ===

♦ ♦ From Louise Brooks bibliographies to browseable vintage movie magazines to Youtube videos, silent film festivals and other related movie websites, the LBS resource page is a great place to start your journey of discovery.