Timeline: 1922-Brooks began her entertainment career as a dancer, joining the Denishawn modern dance company 1925-a chorus girl in George White's Scandals, followed by an appearance as a featured dancer in the 1925 edition of the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' on Broadway a role in The Street of Forgotten Men 1926-She worked with directors Malcom St. Clair, Eddie Sutherland, William Wellman and Howard Hawks in films such as It's the Old Army Game , The Show-off , Love Em & Leave Em
1927- Louise Brooks was the fourth most written about actress
1928- Brooks appeared in Beggars of Life,A Girl in Every Port,
1929-The Canary Murder Case,in Germany she starred in the 1929 film Pandora's Box, Brooks then starred in the controversial social drama Diary of a Lost Girl
1930- She appeared in Prix de Beaute in France
Outline: Family:Leonard Porter Brooks, a busy lawyer and an artistic mother Myra Rude who loved to play piano and read books to her kids(a ''perfect'' mom). Education: film and music school Occupation:Actress, model, dancer Death:August 8, 1985(1985-08-08) (aged 78) Palce:Rochester, New York, U.S.
She made her screen debut in the silent film The Street of Forgotten Men, in an uncredited role in 1925. She was playing the female lead in a number of silent light comedies and flapper films over the next few years, starring with Adolphe Menjou and W. C. Fields. In Germany she starred in the 1929 film Pandora's Box.Brooks then starred in the controversial social drama Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), based on the book by Margarete Böhme and Prix de Beauté (1930), the latter being filmed in France, and having a famous surprise ending. All these films were heavily censored, as they were very "adult" and considered shocking in their time for their portrayals of sexuality, as well as their social satire.
Louise Brooks is considered one of the first naturalistic actors in film, her acting being subtle and nuanced compared to many other silent performers. The close-up was just coming into vogue with directors, and her almost hypnotically beautiful face was perfect for this new technique. Brooks had always been very self-directed, even difficult, and was notorious for her salty language, which she didn't hesitate to use whenever she felt like it.By her own admission, she was a sexually liberated woman, not afraid to experiment, even posing fully nude for art photography,[19] and her liaisons with many film people were legendary, although much of it is speculation.Brooks also had an influence in the graphics world.
In the summer of 1926, Brooks married Eddie Sutherland, the director of the film she made with Fields, but by 1927 had fallen "terribly in love"with George Preston Marshall, owner of a chain of laundries and future owner of the Washington Redskins football team, following a chance meeting with him that she later referred to as "the most fateful encounter of my life". She divorced Sutherland, mainly due to her budding relationship with Marshall, in June 1928. Louise Brooks was known as a ''bisexual'' or ''lesbian''. She enjoyed spending time with her friends Pepi Lederer and Peggy Fears. People said that she may had relationships with them,as well as with Greta Garbo. Honestly,I like the fact she said that she was neither bisexual,neither homosexual.She was sexually abused when she was only nine years old.and claimed by her own mother that she ''lead the man to do that''. She was strong and she never liked the nice men. she was always looking for some agressive partners. She made a bow to herself,that she will never smile on stage.
Louise Brooks: Life and Times of the Silent Movie Star,Louise Brooks Society ★ all about the silent film star who played Lulu in Pandora's Box ,http://www.pandorasbox.com/biography.html,15December2010
I Introduction :briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing they did.
II Personal Information
- Birthdate and birthplace
- Family life
- education
- occupation(s)
- death date and location
Include a timeline of the person's life.III Accomplishments
- What did the person accomplish that makes him/her memorable
- What contribution did they make to society.
IV Qualities that made the person interesting- What are some qualities that made the person worth reading about
V Your Choice- Choose something about your person to write about
VI BibliographyUse the correct form of bibliography citation for books and other written sources you used. Also, see Bibliographical citation form for web resources.
by:Bojana Madzovska period 4
Timeline:
1922-Brooks began her entertainment career as a dancer, joining the Denishawn modern dance company
1925-a chorus girl in George White's Scandals, followed by an appearance as a featured dancer in the 1925 edition of the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' on Broadway
a role in The Street of Forgotten Men
1926-She worked with directors Malcom St. Clair, Eddie Sutherland, William Wellman and Howard Hawks in films such as It's the Old Army Game , The Show-off , Love Em & Leave Em
1927- Louise Brooks was the fourth most written about actress
1928- Brooks appeared in Beggars of Life,A Girl in Every Port,
1929-The Canary Murder Case,in Germany she starred in the 1929 film Pandora's Box, Brooks then starred in the controversial social drama Diary of a Lost Girl
1930- She appeared in Prix de Beaute in France
Outline:
Family:Leonard Porter Brooks, a busy lawyer and an artistic mother Myra Rude who loved to play piano and read books to her kids(a ''perfect'' mom).
Education: film and music school
Occupation:Actress, model, dancer
Death:August 8, 1985(1985-08-08) (aged 78)
Palce:Rochester, New York, U.S.
She made her screen debut in the silent film The Street of Forgotten Men, in an uncredited role in 1925. She was playing the female lead in a number of silent light comedies and flapper films over the next few years, starring with Adolphe Menjou and W. C. Fields.
In Germany she starred in the 1929 film Pandora's Box.Brooks then starred in the controversial social drama Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), based on the book by Margarete Böhme and Prix de Beauté (1930), the latter being filmed in France, and having a famous surprise ending. All these films were heavily censored, as they were very "adult" and considered shocking in their time for their portrayals of sexuality, as well as their social satire.
Louise Brooks is considered one of the first naturalistic actors in film, her acting being subtle and nuanced compared to many other silent performers. The close-up was just coming into vogue with directors, and her almost hypnotically beautiful face was perfect for this new technique. Brooks had always been very self-directed, even difficult, and was notorious for her salty language, which she didn't hesitate to use whenever she felt like it.By her own admission, she was a sexually liberated woman, not afraid to experiment, even posing fully nude for art photography,[19] and her liaisons with many film people were legendary, although much of it is speculation.Brooks also had an influence in the graphics world.
In the summer of 1926, Brooks married Eddie Sutherland, the director of the film she made with Fields, but by 1927 had fallen "terribly in love"with George Preston Marshall, owner of a chain of laundries and future owner of the Washington Redskins football team, following a chance meeting with him that she later referred to as "the most fateful encounter of my life". She divorced Sutherland, mainly due to her budding relationship with Marshall, in June 1928.
Louise Brooks was known as a ''bisexual'' or ''lesbian''. She enjoyed spending time with her friends Pepi Lederer and Peggy Fears. People said that she may had relationships with them,as well as with Greta Garbo.
Honestly,I like the fact she said that she was neither bisexual,neither homosexual.She was sexually abused when she was only nine years old.and claimed by her own mother that she ''lead the man to do that''. She was strong and she never liked the nice men. she was always looking for some agressive partners. She made a bow to herself,that she will never smile on stage.
Bibliography:
Louise Brooks,Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks,15December 2010
Louise Brooks: Life and Times of the Silent Movie Star,Louise Brooks Society ★ all about the silent film star who played Lulu in Pandora's Box ,http://www.pandorasbox.com/biography.html,15December2010