A Silent Film Seductress

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Silent film star Louise Brooks became an icon of the Jazz Age with her distinctive bobbed hair, and her starring role as a seductive showgirl in “Pandora’s Box.” Film historian Peter Cowie pays tribute to her life on and off the screen.

Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever is available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Peter Cowie will be signing books
Friday, November 17 at 6:30 pm
A screening of "Pandora’s Box" will follow at 7:30 pm
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria
For more information, visit the Museum of the Moving Image website.

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