ɔːlðˈoʊ fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz ʃˈoʊ ðæt bɹˈʊks hæd ɪn fˈækt wˈoːɹn wʌt bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz ɐ bˈɑːb fɹʌm tʃˈaɪldhʊd, ðɪ ˈæktɹəs kəlˈiːn mˈʊɹ wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ðə fˈɜːst təbi wˈaɪdli ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪt.
Although photographs show that Brooks had in fact worn what became known as a bob from childhood, the actress Colleen Moore  was probably the first to be widely associated with it.