Louise Brooks Society
The Louise Brooks Society is the largest and most comprehensive website devoted to any silent movie star.
The Louise Brooks Society is the largest and most comprehensive website devoted to any silent movie star.
Senior Writer Harry Kollatz Jr.’s blog at Richmond Magazine.
Thomas Gladysz is the founding Director of the Louise Brooks Society, an online archive and international fan club dedicated to the iconic silent film star. As Director, he has curated exhibits, contributed to books, appeared on television and radio, lectured, and introduced the actress’ films around the world.
A blog about an actress, silent film, and the Jazz Age; and occasionally the Denishawn Dance Company, writer Frank Wedekind, his character Lulu, Weimar Germany, books, music, art, history, cinema and other things sometimes only tangentially related to the heart of the matter, written on a regular basis by Thomas Gladysz, founding Director.
Growing my branches, trying to learn something new everyday. I want to live earnestly, lovingly, and with humility.
1933 Hela Varlden Louise Brooks Cover
Hela Varlden – August 7, 1933 – Nr. 13
Vintage periodical from Sweden with an original painting of Louise Brooks on the cover.
1927 Louise Brooks Publicity Still – PGP 7281
From Jack Spears 30 March 1967-
Publicity still 1927 Paramount
John Benz
Original vintage artwork for a billboard sized poster for A Girl in Every Port, from 1928.
Letter from Louise Brooks to Herman
2010 Diary of a Lost Girl Poster by Alien Corset (David O’Daniel)
Screen print for the Castro Theatre, San Francisco Silent Film Festival- Saturday, July 17, 2010.
19 x 25 inches. Limited edition of 75 prints, signed and numbered.