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Silent film star's troubled life began in Kansas
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AuthorBlankenship, Bill
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryWashburn University of TopekaSocial life and customsTopeka (Kan.)Festivals and fairsMoviesSilent filmsBrooks, Louise (1906-1985)DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on February 23, 2003; main portion of article details the life and career of silent film star Louise Brooks, who was born in Cherryvale, Kansas; one of Brooks' film - "Beggars for Life" (1928) - was shown as a part of the seventh annual Kansas Silent Film Festival, held February 28 and March 1, 2003, at Washburn University's White Concert HallIssue Date2003-02-23Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryWashburn University of TopekaSocial life and customsTopeka (Kan.)Festivals and fairsMoviesSilent filmsBrooks, Louise (1906-1985)DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on February 23, 2003; main portion of article details the life and career of silent film star Louise Brooks, who was born in Cherryvale, Kansas; one of Brooks' film - "Beggars for Life" (1928) - was shown as a part of the seventh annual Kansas Silent Film Festival, held February 28 and March 1, 2003, at Washburn University's White Concert HallIssue Date2003-02-23Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County, Kansas
CountyShawnee County, KansasRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileFESTIVALS-FILM-Kansas Silent Film Festival
Vertical FileFESTIVALS-FILM-Kansas Silent Film FestivalAdmin
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Blankenship, Bill, Silent film star's troubled life began in Kansas. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 14/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6241