Brenda Dean Paul

Brenda Dean Paul was a British socialite and silent film actress. She cam from an upper-class background. She was a member of "The Bright Young Things". Brenda was known as being "a drug celebrity". She was the 1930's British bad girl. Her constant use of illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine landed her in court and in Holloway prison . Brenda played small roles in many films, she then traveled to Berlin to further her career in acting. She was sucked into Berlins hectic nightlife which fueled her dependence on drugs.

February 1931 Brenda Dean Paul made her first court appearance, having been charged with bouncing a cheque. The following decades saw her in and out of various courts, receiving sentences of up to six months in prison for possession of dangerous drugs, obtaining goods on false pretences, and theft of services (refusing to pay taxi drivers). With each court appearance her name appeared in the papers, which added to her notoriety.

In 1932 she was sent to Holloway prision, where she developed bulimia, dropping to five stone (70 lb). Over the next few years she was in and out of nursing and care homes.

In 1935 she somehow managed to go quit drugs and her ghost-written memoir, My First Life, was published. Her acting ambitions never came to anything and she again fell victim to drug addiction. In 1939 she was evicted from her flat because she "walked about naked" and "answered the door in the nude", and in 1940 she was tried for buying goods on other people's accounts.

Brenda has heavy looking sort of eyes. Her eyes always look sultry. Yet she looks a though she is looking at you but is not sure what she is looking at. I love her dark mysterious lips,liner and long lashes the look is not too over the top which is not what I would of expected. Her hair is bobbed dark with pincurls. She looks sophisticated and rather pretty. Like how Joe Masteroff describes Sally. She is such an inspiration as I can link so much of her behavior and some of her looks to Sally.

I found this video to be extremely insightful It is just a brief video of Brendas life. It is filmed in a stylistic modern way, yet with historical tendencies.