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Louise and Old Hollywood: Sweet spot 1925-1939
Elizabeth Allan by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1934.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Elizabeth Allan by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1934.
Marlene Dietrich by Eugene Robert Richee, 1930.
December 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Marlene Dietrich by Eugene Robert Richee, 1930.
Dorothy Mackaill, 1927.
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dorothy Mackaill, 1927.
Simone Signoret in Manèges (1949) aka The Cheat. Sunday night mood.
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Simone Signoret in Manèges (1949) aka The Cheat. Sunday night mood.
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"My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust."
- Jane Birkin by Joseph McKeown, Paris, 1974
This time around, it's Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt
- Jane Birkin by Joseph McKeown, Paris, 1974
This time around, it's Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt
December 15, 2024 at 12:39 AM
"My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust."
- Jane Birkin by Joseph McKeown, Paris, 1974
This time around, it's Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt
- Jane Birkin by Joseph McKeown, Paris, 1974
This time around, it's Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt
Myrna Loy by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1932.
December 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Myrna Loy by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1932.
Twelve-year-old Louise performs her original “Bubble Dance” at the Wheat Fair in Wichita, Kansas, 1919.
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Twelve-year-old Louise performs her original “Bubble Dance” at the Wheat Fair in Wichita, Kansas, 1919.
Karla and Eleanor Gutöhrlein — “The Sisters G” — in a publicity portrait by Freulich for The King of Jazz (1930).
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Karla and Eleanor Gutöhrlein — “The Sisters G” — in a publicity portrait by Freulich for The King of Jazz (1930).
Dancer, actress and choreographer Tilly Losch by Atelier Willinger, Vienna mid-1920’s.
December 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dancer, actress and choreographer Tilly Losch by Atelier Willinger, Vienna mid-1920’s.
Jeanette Loff, 1928.
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Jeanette Loff, 1928.
“Louise Brooks, Paramount player, and her sister, June Brooks, imbibe in oolong tea and health crackers at four o’clock in the gardens of the new hillside home of Miss Brooks and director husband Edward Sutherland.” Photo by Otto Dyar, 1927.
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Louise Brooks, Paramount player, and her sister, June Brooks, imbibe in oolong tea and health crackers at four o’clock in the gardens of the new hillside home of Miss Brooks and director husband Edward Sutherland.” Photo by Otto Dyar, 1927.
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Joy Hodges by Ray Jones, 1939.
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Joy Hodges by Ray Jones, 1939.
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda by Irving Lippman for You Belong to Me (1941).
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda by Irving Lippman for You Belong to Me (1941).
Louise as Lucienne is illuminated by the flicker of her own image onscreen in the final scene of Prix de Beauté (1930).
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Louise as Lucienne is illuminated by the flicker of her own image onscreen in the final scene of Prix de Beauté (1930).
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In honor of the film’s upcoming blu-ray release, here is my favorite promotional photo from “Artists and Models” (1937), with Ida Lupino striking a pose for Jack Benny.
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In honor of the film’s upcoming blu-ray release, here is my favorite promotional photo from “Artists and Models” (1937), with Ida Lupino striking a pose for Jack Benny.
Harold Rosson (L) and Jean Harlow join fellow newlyweds Sally Eilers #botd and Harry Joe Brown (R) at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, October, 1933. “Both couples eloped only two weeks ago to Yuma and were married and this is the first public appearance of them together.”
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Harold Rosson (L) and Jean Harlow join fellow newlyweds Sally Eilers #botd and Harry Joe Brown (R) at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, October, 1933. “Both couples eloped only two weeks ago to Yuma and were married and this is the first public appearance of them together.”
Louise shows off her costume for The American Venus (1926) to the female members of the short lived Paramount Picture School. Two went on to notable film careers: Thelma Todd (top L) and Josephine Dunn (bottom second from R).
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Louise shows off her costume for The American Venus (1926) to the female members of the short lived Paramount Picture School. Two went on to notable film careers: Thelma Todd (top L) and Josephine Dunn (bottom second from R).
Lina Basquette by Maurice Goldberg, 1930.
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Lina Basquette by Maurice Goldberg, 1930.
Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall for The Hurricane (1937). Just perfect.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall for The Hurricane (1937). Just perfect.
Greta Nissen by Nickolas Muray for Condé Nast, 1930.
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Greta Nissen by Nickolas Muray for Condé Nast, 1930.