Dying alone is not that tragic. I expect I will, too. You don't have to be lonely just because you're alone.

You left out a great deal of important stuff about Louise's life. She was hired by the Kodak company in the 1950s to collect as many still extant film reels and negatives from silent film era, to catalog them and identify films that had been lost. She performed brilliantly in this role as archivist and librarian for the film industry. I have been unable to find out what has happened to this magnificent filmography collection since the Kodak company ceased to be a significant player in the camera industry. I hope that someone has purchased and rescued it. It is Louise's most enduring legacy.

She was stunning.

Mogul and founder of CBS Bill Paley was kind to her. He employed her and she wrote for a local NY newspaper. Paley provided an income for her for the rest of her life.

Not a failure, just someone who didn't fit the available boxes. It happens to many talented people, because they are different from the norm, and are usually misunderstood by others.

In Miss Brooks's small town birthplace of Cherryvale, Kansas- there lived another little girl a few blocks away- Vivian Roberta Jones and the two became good friends while both sets of parents lived in Cherryvale. However, by the time they each were teens, they each family had moved away but both these girls became aspiring performers with Miss Brooks becoming an international film star by the late 1920's while her onetime playmate Miss Jones was still struggling. Long-short is that after decades of struggles when she was past 40, Miss Jones would become world famous herself in the brand new medium of television playing the protagonist's bestie called Ethel Mertz and credited with the name of Vivian Vance while Miss Brooks's own fortunes has waned and she languished in obscurity. Despite the fact that Miss Vance herself had her own struggles with depression which she was rather open about, it's unknown whether these two onetime Kansas small town playmates ever reconnected much less resumed their friendship before Miss Vance's 1979 death. I'd like to think they may have because I think these two could have been solaces to each other in their twilight years.

She was so pretty. Loved her hair. I think her childhood abuse scarred her for life. Her story was very similar to her contemporary Clara Bow. Both had such desperate lives, looking for the love they did not get in childhood. I thought they were both so cool I even cut my hair like that when I was a young girl. She had such an iconic look.

I had a film school teacher from Toronto who was a Canadian film critic for the CBC for many years. He told me he was friends with Louise Brooks and they would often chat on the phone, and he would visit her in Rochester in the years before she died. He made it sound like she was happy and content with her life. If that’s any consolation.

She was such a good actress too. Very natural in a time when that wasn't the Hollywood style.

You always speak with gentle respect, especially of those who knew little to none while alive. Thank you again.😊

One of the prettiest actresses, I love her !!

She was interviewed during her days in Rochester and so very forthcoming about her past. But was struck me most was her praise of her fellow actresses. There was something so genuine and kind about her despite the difficulties she encountered. Years ago, I saw Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl at a revival house. They were wonderful and she was magnificent.

She was a real beauty!!❤

Louise was THE Goddess of silent film.R.I.P.

Sadly she was her own worst enemy. She realized that until she could exert self control, nothing would go right for long. But by that time her chances had slipped away. Youth is short and fickle.

Always Lulu for me. She was her own worst enemy and a very complicated woman, which is why I like her. The video of her is from a BBC miniseries called 'Hollywood' which was produced in the early 1980s. It's available here on YT. I think there are 8 episodes of an hour each. To see her and hear her speak is amazing. She still had such a quick wit and to hear her praise Clara Bow, in the early 1980s, was unheard of. Clara was long forgotten then but has since come back to the spotlight. Watch both of Lulus films made with Pabst. They're worth it just for her 'natural' style of acting, the direction, lighting, and cinematography that is pure art.

Her face was so beautiful, and it still captivates me.

Fascinating woman. Glad to have found this doc on Louise Brooks. British music group OMD recorded Pandora`s Box, which was about Louise Brooks, the video to accompany the song was brilliant with old film of Louise in it. Check it out.

Thank you for such a good story like always ❤

I used to love looking at Louise Brooks in my Dad's old silent film books. She always used to look so well-groomed and carefree.

Poor Louise. A true beauty with more than enough talent to have become a first rate movie star. I wish someone had told her that you don't need to love someone to be happy, as long as you can let someone love you.

Your voice & way of speaking is lovely. This was very well done.🔥

If people are still talking about her today then she wasn't a loser

beautiful lady

Though I have lived in South Florida for 40 years, Rochester, New York is my hometown and I used to deliver prescriptions to Miss Brooks when I was young. She scared the hell out of me lol. Later on I helped wait on her at the Rio Bamba Restaurant when she came in with Kenneth Tynan. I can still clearly remember that night, she looked like a beautiful old witch. Well done! 👍👍

A couple of years ago, a friend and I went to find her grave in Rochester, the small stone was completely covered over with grass, we cleaned it off, shined it up best we could and left flowers and our respects for this timeless legend

Louise Brooks would be a star today.

She was a unique beauty and the camera definitely loved her. People have to know that childhood trauma can send one's life into spiraling trajectory. Living life on your own terms takes a special kind of insight & strength. Ms. Brooks was truly a fascinating individual. Thanks so much for this.

She was a natural beauty for sure and from the films I’ve seen, she was very talented. Sad her later years turned out the way they did.

I simply had no idea about Louise brooks - thank you for heartfelt value adding history. Far too many artists go unheard of. She was a star.

Tragic childhood sexual rape and continued assaults. Totally destroyed her future happiness.💔 😢💔😢💔😢💯

Louise Is Phenomenal And She Made Her *MARK* ... She Will Never Ever Ever Be Forgotten ... Her Movies Are *Fun* To Watch And Your Eyes Are On Her The Entire Time ... *Pandora's Box* Is An Absolute Masterpiece Which I Have Had The Privilege Of Seeing On The Big Screen A Few Times ... Thanks Louise ... You Live Forever ... 😮😮😮😮😮😮 May 29 2024 (2330 hrs)

Its watching these stars life stories that makes me feel happy I have a simple life .

She was one Hell of a good-looking woman!

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You forgot to mention that she did not like authority.

She is a lot stronger than she looks, despite economic hardship and physical and mental abuse, she is a fighter and adapted to changing environment and chose to live.

Hearst was a villain.

She changed her name to MJ McDermott and was the weather lady for years on KCPQ Channel 13 in Seattle. Retired now.

Louise was not a failure. I wish she knew that. Successful people feel like failures. Often bipolar does that to them.

This was so fascinating. I've seen her face before but I never knew anything about her. Thank you for all the effort you put into making such a fine video. She was beautiful. Now I'm going to find her movies and watch them.

Such an icon of the flapper era. And such a sad story..

What a fascinating story. It's so sad to see the decline of a once great actress.

Wonderful LuLU 🌟🌟 Once beautiful, always beautiful. Once a legend, always a legend….

Maybe some of your favorite moments in life will be when you are on your way to see someone but there is no one there with you at that moment.

Thank you for such an interesting video of yet another star who had a terrible childhood secret that caused her to never trust in “true love”! That’s why she went from man to man, only wanting temporary attention, and also knowing it was only fleeting. So very sad.😔 🧑🏻‍🦰🇨🇦

Thank you for telling the story of this forgotten actress. 👍

She lived in Rochester, New York. I actually lived in the same apartment building that she had lived in in the 1980s.

We all die alone. Death, like birth is a truly solitary event. To be alone but never lonely sounds like a very happy life.

Roddy McDowall was her friend and took a lot of pictures of her. I have two biographies of her and several pictures were taken by him. Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark has a song about her: Pandora's Box released six years after her death.

Sad and tragic. Still, she did have an enviable life. Very nice, empathetic and interesting portrayal of her life story. Good job.

Great video, great channel, looking forward to watching some more

Another Kansas native, destined for stardom. Wichita, KS has been the starting point for way more famous people than one might think.

Louise had all of the beauty, talent and brains any Hollywood actress could possibly want and still ended up wrecking her life and career. As a Brooks fan this saddens me.

I think the world would be a more respectful place if more conversations were had about hyper sexuality and gender identity issues . Media never interviews licensed therapists to discuss the effects of childhood s*xual trauma. Yesterday, I saw a teenager transitioning and they were so kind, but had a noticeable mental illness. I wondered what the trauma was in his/her life and felt saddened. Why would a surgeon and doctor not address the extreme anxiety that teen had? It broke my heart and their immunity system was so bad the the sunshine on a beautiful day caused he/she to break out in hives everywhere. What kind of meds are prescribed and what happens to lifespans ? The solution seemed to compound the abuses IMO.

It's sad that I've never heard of her. A timeless beauty for sure.

I’ve always been fascinated by her.

I really am sorry about this lady. I hope she is now at peace now that she’s gone.

She lived on the street I live on now in Rochester, NY

I love the baby doll hair style and her eyes are magic. Very interesting. Count me as a fan.

Truly fantastic.

Stunning! 🎉

Brooksie was a legend

She was not a failure. Life is hard and she survived many things and did her best.

Sounds to me like she was her own worst enemy. Almost every child has a bad story. If we all used it as an excuse for bad choices no one would be doing good. What happened as a child was not her choice. Every stupid move after was her choice.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark have a song about Louise Brooks called Pandora's Box, it was this song that introduced me to the Beauty that is Louise Brooks, well worth a listen....

We love you Louise! You were not in any way a failure. Truth!

So very beautiful and talented. It's so sad that in the day and age that she was at her peak was also the times when women had no real voice to defend themselves and were often abused by older men.

she's still a legend!

I always wondered what happened to her. Thank you.

One important relationship she had was with William S. Paley who gave her a stipend for the rest of her life.

❤Thank you❤

Great Story! Should be a movie

Truly fantastic 📸

Lovely woman from the looks of things. She would have been great in Cabaret, if it was around in the early 30s when it's set

Absolutely beautiful and so sad😑

She was quite beautiful, I wish I had a Time Machine !

Louise was undoubtedly damaged by her childhood experiences but so was Marilyn Monroe and in spite of what has been written about both of these women it was Marilyn who managed to chart a course through Hollywood and make a success of her career. People often don’t understand that Hollywood was a business and like any businesses they need to be profitable to keep going, Hollywood couldn’t afford difficult stars especially when they had so many other options. Many people today praise Louise without ever seeing much or any of her work. Refreshingly, she had no illusions about herself and her place in film history and she chided film historian Kevin Brownlow for lionising her and ignoring Clara Bow, this generous act led to a justified reappraisal of Clara’s career. Having said that, Louise was a genuine star who shone brightly for a time and could have extended her career if she had been wiser. The word starlet was a term coined in Hollywood and described a young girl who had not yet made it in Hollywood, some starlets never became stars. Louise Brooks did become a fully fledged star. Her later career as a film commentator was very successful and she was in demand for documentaries about Hollywood and saw her appear on many of them. As someone said, dying alone isn’t necessarily tragic and in spite of the problems Louise Brooks battled with and her horrendous childhood experiences, she a good film career and although she threw away, it still helped her to get enjoyable work and recognition in later life, she was neither lost or forgotten.

We all die alone

She was a Stunning Beauty , Mr Flowers I hope is still Burning well , thats the Root cause...Great Vid .

To be fair she was a bit old for Chaplin. W.R. Hearst was a monster.

This lady should not , in my opinion, be considered a failure. The suggestion she felt herself a failure, perhaps true, made me sad. I felt she had triumphed over adversity more than once. Life does not go according to plan for anyone. The point for me is to keep trying. Oh and she was beautiful!

Nobody can die for you or with you! We do our death alone! We will all leave some things unsaid and some things undone! May he/she rest in peace because life's challenges can be difficult as well enduring our entire life! These challenges don't respect age, gender or race! What is important is how we handle these challenges which shows us our character and outlook of the lives we have lived! This is up to each individual human being!

Wow, now I am really depressed.

What an absolutely stunning woman. I can see why so many men (and women) chased after her like moths to a flame.

Now that's a biopic I would pay to see!

Living to the ripe old age of 78, having been a movie star on two continents, is hardly a tragic life. Your clickbait title and description is really unnecessary…

It puzzles me that many people consider it a failure when an actor/actress appears in a handful of movies but doesn't become a big 'star' like John Wayne or Katherine Hepburn etc. It must be remembered that for everyone that does have a few such appearances under their belt, there are tens of thousands of aspiring actors/actresses who never appear in anything. I''d say she was relatively successful.

Exactly the kind of life events I would deem too fictional or dramatised if portrait on the big screen.

Goes to show the casting couch really served it’s purpose.

I only got to know of this stunning actress through the OMD song Pandora's box. 🇬🇧

Really enjoyed the video. Ahead of her time.

She was very beautiful...x

Great video!!!

Bless you Louise.

It's amazing how much she resembled Isabella Rossenllinie from Death Becomes Her. Such a beauty

Tremendous life. She was super beautiful.

Sad story. She had it all but never found her place and peace.

Very sad. So many people with talent are just unwanted or unable to adapt to the ever changing world.

It’s clear to see that a life led by self will run riot: dishonesty, selfishness, self-centeredness, etc. will not turn up the best fruits