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Informationen zum Autor Anita Loos (1888-1981) was a prolific actress, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Author of the international bestseller Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , adapted into the classic film starring Marilyn Monroe, she was the first woman to work as a staff screenwriter in Hollywood. Cari Beauchamp (1949-2023) was author and editor of many books on early Hollywood, including the classic Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood . Emmy-nominated for her documentary film work, she was twice named an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scholar. Mary Anita Loos (1910-2004) was an actress, screenwriter, and novelist, and the niece of Anita Loos. She wrote or cowrote screenplays for many Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s, including for the film Gentlemen Marry Brunettes , based on her aunt’s novel of the same name. Klappentext "I adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic."—Carol Channing "This book celebrates a character as memorable as any Anita Loos created in her writing. She was an indomitable, wise-cracking prodigy who not only helped create Hollywood, but managed to survive it."—John Sayles "If we can't have the wonderful Anita Loos-smart, witty, literate and fun- writing today's Hollywood movies, at least we can get reacquainted with her and her work through this delightful book. Filled with previously unpublished material, it shows that while gentlemen may have preferred blondes, everyone else in town wisely preferred the irresistible Ms. Loos."—Kenneth Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times "This is a wonderful book about a talented, fascinating, and groundbreaking woman. Her life epitomizes a certain era in show business and describes a Hollywood in which few women were allowed to rise to the top. Anita Loos did and we were all the beneficiaries. I loved the book!"—Peter Duchin "Not only is it valuable to have these delightful Anita Loos pieces, but the biographical chapters are fascinating too."—Kevin Brownlow, author of David Lean: A Biography Zusammenfassung Anita Loos (1888-1981) was one of Hollywood's most respected and prolific screenwriters, as well as an acclaimed novelist and playwright. This title collects film treatments, short stories, and one-act plays of her creative writing and showcases the breadth and depth of her talent. Inhaltsverzeichnis Plates follow page Foreword Mary Anita Loos Introduction Cari Beauchamp ANITA LOOS AND HER STORIES FROM SAN DIEGO! 1888-1915 The School of Acting The Highbrow Plagiarism The Man Who Looked Up By Way of France Jane Wins Out A Ride with Billy HOLLYWOOD SUCCESSS AND INTERNATIONAL FAME! 1915-1930 The Heart That Has Truly Loved Play for Mr. Fairbanks All Men Are Equal Where Does Annie Belong? The Moving Pictures of Blinkville My First Memories of Aunt Anita Mary Anita Loos RETURN TO HOLLYWOOD! 1931-1944 Winkie Boy Suggestion for Keaton Story Evelina Women in Uniform Aunt Anita's Romances and Friendships Mary Anita Loos NEW YORK AT LAST! 1944-1981 It Pays to Advertise One More Heroine Mr. Sherard Travels with Aunt Anita Mary Anita Loos Anita Loos's Memorial Service! August 27! 1981 Notes Works by Anita Loos Acknowledgments Index ...
