Louise Brooks’ Memoir Lulu in Hollywood (with Mallory O'Meara)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Author Mallory O’Meara (Reading Smut) joins Chelsea to break down silent film legend Louise Brooks’ scorched-earth essay collection “Lulu in Hollywood.” Louise floods the book with tea from the Golden Age of Hollywood, dragging Humphrey Bogart and torching the studio system that abandoned her. Chelsea and Mallory also spill bonus tea, calling out Charlie Chaplin. Plus, they explore why Louise’s era wasn’t so golden, and why her rage still hits hard in 2025. Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including suicide. Take care while listening, and find helpful resources here. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Show Notes: Chelsea’s episode of Reading Smut (about the door knob) Lauren Bacall Memoir episode (with West Perry) Louise Brooks Interview Films mentioned: Pandora’s Box (1929) Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) Desert Hearts (1985) Where to find our guest Mallory O'Meara: Reading Smut Podcast Reading Glasses Podcast Order “Daughter of Daring” today Mallory’s Instagram Website *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Tara Schmidt, a registered dietitian and host of On Nutrition, a podcast for Mayo Clinic, where we dig into the latest nutrition trends and research to help you understand what's health and what's hype.
0:16.1	There's a lot of wild stuff out there, so we'll be keeping it science-based, research-informed, and practical.
0:22.4	Mayo Clinics on Nutrition. New episodes every other week, wherever you get your podcast.
0:37.1	Welcome to Glammer's Trash.
0:38.7	This is a celebrity memoir podcast where we dive into all of the glamour and all of the trash.
0:43.2	I'm your host, Chelsea Devontes.
0:44.7	I'm a TV Raider, comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too.
0:49.0	And today we are book clubbing Lulu in Hollywood by the silent film actress Louise Brooks.
0:57.0	And this bitch goes in.
0:59.3	This is so good.
1:01.0	She absolutely ripped Hollywood to pieces in ways I did not know I genuinely needed in my brain
1:09.5	to help me process my own life.
1:11.2	She spills tea on Humphrey Bogart for an entire chapter.
1:14.6	I was really trying to think of a modern comp for Louise Brooks,
1:19.2	and I think my guest is going to have one,
1:21.5	but it was a little like the Julia Fox maybe,
1:25.1	like unafraid, angry, discarded, using her sexuality in the ways she wanted.
1:30.7	A little Ashley Judd speaking truth over the desire to fit in. We're going to get into it all.
1:36.7	Now this book was first published in 1982. It's made up of a collection of essays that were
1:42.7	initially published in the late 1950s.
1:45.8	Louise started her career as a dancer in the Zeigfield Follies, where she was noticed by a
1:50.0	producer at Paramount Pictures and signed a five-year contract.
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