Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career. More about Louise Brooks
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At the age of 15, Brooks began her career as a dancer and toured with the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts where she performed opposite Ted Shawn. After being fired, she found employment as a chorus girl in George White's Scandals and as a semi-nude dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies in New York City. While dancing in the Follies, Brooks came to the attention of Walter Wanger, a producer at Paramount Pictures, and signed a five-year contract with the studio. She appeared in supporting roles in various Paramount films before taking the heroine's role in Beggars of Life (1928). During this time, she became an intimate friend of actress Marion Davies and joined the elite social circle of press baron William Randolph Hearst at Hearst Castle in San Simeon.The most expensive item with a signature of Louise Brooks (LOUISE BROOKS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/07/1985) was sold in July 2019 for $2200.00 while the cheapest item (Louise Brooks, Frank Zappa, & Other Charmers & Dreamers by Tom Graves - Signed) found a new owner for $9.99 in December 2022. The month with the most items sold (1) was June 2019 with an average selling price of $30.00 for an autographed item of Louise Brooks. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with $2200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $30.00 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Louise Brooks is worth $425.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Louise Brooks were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1930’S LOUISE BROOKS SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | $299.99 | ||
EDDIE SUTHERLAND—SIGNED PHOTO—WED•Louise Brooks—DIRECTED•FIELDS•L+H•A+C CHAPLIN | $54.12 | ||
LOUISE BROOKS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 4x6 INDEX CARD ALBUM PAGE 1966 BROOKSIE RARE | $575.00 | ||
Louise Brooks Signed Letter | $1550.00 | ||
LOUISE BROOKS—Signed Tiny 1927 Photo—Hawks•W C Fields•John Wayne•Arbuckle•Beery | $375.12 | ||
LOUISE BROOKS—SIGNED—LULU IN HOLLYWOOD—KNOPF (1982)-W C FIELDS BOGART | $530.00 | ||
LOUISE BROOKS—SIGNED—LULU IN HOLLYWOOD—KNOPF (1982)-W C FIELDS BOGART | $49.99 | ||
Radley Metzger ADULT FILM PRODUCER PERSONAL LOUISE BROOKS AUTOGRAPH MOVIE POSTER | $600.00 | ||
RARE Vintage 5x7 Fan Picture Card Silent Star Louise Brooks Facsimile Signature | $53.00 | ||
Vintage LOUISE BROOKS Signed Autograph AUTOGRAPHED ALBUM PAGE with PSA/DNA COA | $763.00 |