Louise Brooks Society

Louise Brooks Society

The Louise Brooks Society is an online archive and fan club devoted to the silent film star Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985). The Louise Brooks Society, or LBS, was launched on the web in 1995. The goals of the LBS are to promote a greater awareness of the life and films of the celebrated actress, dancer, and writer.

According to its website, "The mission of the Louise Brooks Society is to honor the actress by stimulating interest in Louise Brooks' life and films, as well as her place in 20th century culture; by fostering and coordinating research on her life, films and writings; by serving as a repository for material relevant to the actress; and by advocating for the preservation and restoration of Louise Brooks' films and related material." [ [http://www.pandorasbox.com/LouiseBrooksSociety/info.html "About the Louise Brooks Society"] LBS website]

The site's online archive contains more than 100 pages of material – including vintage articles and memorabilia, a portrait gallery, filmography, commentary, bibliographies, links, discussion board, and contributions from fans from around the world. The LBS bibliographies – the result of original research - are extensive. The LBS has a long-running blog, as well as its own online radio station, RadioLulu.

In its more than 10 year history, the LBS has helped bring both the Barry Paris biography of the actress and Louise Brooks' own book, "Lulu in Hollywood", back into print. It has also contributed material to various books, mounted exhibits at the San Francisco Public Library and elsewhere [ [http://www.noevalleyvoice.com/1998/May/shorttakes.html "Short Takes"] "Noe Valley Voice"] , co-sponsored events such as screenings and lectures, "inspired" the documentary "Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu", [ [http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1998/04/11621 "Fan Site Sparks Biopic"] "Wired"] and helped generated media interest in the actress. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/05/03/PK10774.DTL "Lovely Lulu Lives Again"] "San Francisco Chronicle"] The LBS has been written about in newspapers and magazines around the world including "The New York Times", "USA Today", "Melbourne Age", "Stuttgarter Zeitung", "Le Temps", and "The Times".

The LBS website also serves as home to an internet-based, international fan club. At last count, its 1750 members hail from 50 countries on six continents. Members of the LBS include film buffs, movie industry professionals, actors, writers, professors, artists, and other interested individuals from all walks of life.

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External links

* [http://www.pandorasbox.com Louise Brooks Society]
* [http://www.live365.com/stations/298896 RadioLulu]

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