A biography of the lovely and gifted actress Louise Brooks, best remembered for her roles in such classic silent films as ‘A Girl in Every Port,’ ‘Beggars of Life,’ ‘Pandora’s Box,’ and ‘Diary of a Lost Girl.’ Billy Wilder’s legendary status in Hollywood as a director, screenwriter, and producer includes such classic films as Ninotchka, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, Some Like it Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie. Tiny rubbed mark on the bottom of the rear board, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Perhaps her most memorable words-to-live-by were: ‘If I ever bore you, it’ll be with a knife.’ - Barry Paris. Inscribed: “For my hero, Billy Wilder! With deep admiration and gratitude for your lifetime of films. From the library of the great film director Billy Wilder, signed and inscribed by the author, Barry Paris, to Mr. PARIS, BARRY (BROOKS, LOUISE, WILDER, BILLY). Greta Garbos melancholy self-obsession, her paradoxical need to perform and withdraw, manifested themselves in her teens, shows Paris (Louise Brooks) in a moving biography that unearths connections between the private woman and the public actress.
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