When Brooks was 9 she was sexually abused by a neighbour. She grew up in a household without discipline, ‘where truth was never punished.’ Her father was a virtuous lawyer, and her mother a talented amateur pianist who inspired her with a love of books and music. Mary Louise Brooks was born in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1906. Let us consider what we can learn from this thoroughly compelling character.ġ. And with her acerbic wit she shone a light on Hollywood’s guilty secrets. With her sharp bobbed hair, hedonistic lifestyle and independent spirit, she epitomised 1920s flapper cool. I recently read ‘ Lulu in Hollywood,’ the collected essays of Louise Brooks - legendary silent screen actor, dancer, writer and icon of the Jazz Age.īrooks defined a naturalistic approach to performance that was years ahead of its time. 'I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it nor kept it without wishing I had given it away.'
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