Throwback Thursday and Louise Brooks
Her childhood nickname was Brooksie, and
Mary Louise Brooks was born in Cherryvale, Kansas on November 14, 1906.
She began dancing with the Denishawn
Dancers. Her time with them is described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks “The company included founders Ruth
St. Denis and Ted Shawn, as well as a young Martha
Graham. In her second season with the company, Brooks advanced to a
starring role in one work opposite Shawn. A long-simmering personal conflict
between Brooks and St. Denis boiled over one day, and St. Denis abruptly fired
Brooks from the troupe in Spring 1924, telling her in front of the other
members, "I am dismissing you from the company because you want life
handed to you on a silver salver".[5] The
words left a strong impression on Brooks; when she drew up an outline for a
planned autobiographical novel in 1949, "The Silver Salver" was the
title she gave the tenth and final chapter.[6] Brooks
was 17 years old at the time of her dismissal.[7]
Following her dismissal she joined the
Ziegfeld Follies. But soon she moved into film, acting in A Girl in Every Port (1928), Diary
of a Lost Girl (1929), and Miss
Europe (1930). But despite her talent as an actress, she became best known
for setting the fashion trend of bobbed hair.
She also lived in Europe and appeared
in several German productions. However, she ended her career in 1938 after
making only 25 movies. Instead, she shifted her focus to writing and authored a
number of books. She also enjoyed painting.
Although married twice, she left no
direct descendants. She died at age 78 of a heart attack on August 8, 1985 in
Rochester, New York.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #216:
“Louise
Brooks was film actress and dancer during the 1920s.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“In my dreams I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.”
- Louise Brooks
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