Remembering Louise Brooks on her birthday π
π· Eugene Robert Richee, 1923
"Brooks is a flame fluttering in the wind of her own breath."
- David Thomson
π· Eugene Robert Richee, 1923
"Brooks is a flame fluttering in the wind of her own breath."
- David Thomson
Louise Brooks by Eugene Robert Richee, 1928
"The only star actress I can imagine either being enslaved by or wanting to enslave; and a dark lady worthy of any poet's devotion."
- Kenneth Tynan
"The only star actress I can imagine either being enslaved by or wanting to enslave; and a dark lady worthy of any poet's devotion."
- Kenneth Tynan
A spectacular portrait of Louise Brooks by Eugene Robert Richee, 1928
Herbert Mitgang notes in his 1985 @NYTimes obituary:
"She told Mr. Tynan that she had never been in love, was supported at various times by several millionaires, but declined to marry them."
Herbert Mitgang notes in his 1985 @NYTimes obituary:
"She told Mr. Tynan that she had never been in love, was supported at various times by several millionaires, but declined to marry them."
Louise Brooks by Edward Steichen, 1929
"Her face can still command a magazine cover, the breathtaking beauty & the enigma are always instant & contemporary. She never dates or ages."
- Paul McGann
"Her face can still command a magazine cover, the breathtaking beauty & the enigma are always instant & contemporary. She never dates or ages."
- Paul McGann
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