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I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

Louise Brooks

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Louise Brooks
Age: 78 †
Born: 1906
Born: November 14
Died: 1985
Died: August 8
Actor
Autobiographer
Dancer
Film Actor
Model
Cherryvale
Kansas
Mary Louise Brooks
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