Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985
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Mary Louise Brooks (b. Nov. 14, 1906, Cherryvale, KS–d. Aug. 8, 1985, Rochester, NY) was a dancer, actor, flapper, and style icon: she popularized the bobbed haircut. She began dancing in 1922 when she joined the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts modern dance company in Los Angeles but was fired in 1924. Brooks relocated to New York City and began dancing on Broadway and made screen debut in 1925. The same year she was offered a contract with Paramount and in 1929-1930, starred in several German films. Towards the end of her life, James Card, curator for the George Eastman House, persuaded Brooks to move to Rochester to help with the film collection. Brooks was married twice, to Eddie Sutherland (1926-1928) and Deering Davis (1934-1934) and had several high profile affairs including with Charlie Chaplain, Walter Wanger, George Preston Marshall, William S. Paley.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Louise Brooks collection, [ca. 1989-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| creatorOf | Vidal, Gore, 1925-. Papers, 1875-2004 (inclusive), 1936-2000 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985. The Louise Brooks collection, ca. 1924-2005 | Pittsburg State University, Leonard H. Axe Library | |
| referencedIn | Lucille Lortel papers | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Weinberg, Herman G. Papers, 1926-1983. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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| associatedWith | Baral, Robert | person |
| associatedWith | Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 | person |
| memberOf | Denishawn Dancers | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | George Eastman House | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Leonard H. Axe Library. Special Collections. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lortel, Lucille | person |
| associatedWith | Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901-1990 | person |
| employeeOf | Paramount pictures corporation | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Saddler, Donald | person |
| spouseOf | Sutherland, A. Edward (Albert Edward), 1897-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Vidal, Gore, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 | person |
| associatedWith | Weinberg, Herman G. | person |
| memberOf | Ziegfeld Follies | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Cherryvale | KS | US | |
| Rochester | NY | US |
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| Motion picture actors and actresses |
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| Actors |
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Birth 1906-11-14
Death 1985-08-08
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