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Loos dredged real life, including her own, for scenarios: she dished up her father's cronies and brother's friends, also using the rich vacationers from the San Diego resorts; eventually every experience became grist for her script mill.
Seit ihrer Heirat mit dem Regisseur John Emerson 1919 lebte sie in New York und schrieb nicht mehr, bis das Paar aufgrund finanzieller Probleme nach Hollywood zurückkehren musste. Dort entstanden zahlreiche Drehbücher und 1925 die Erzählung Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, womit sie berühmt wurde.
In 1919 Loos married writer-director John Emerson, a frequent collaborator, and in New York City they began writing and producing their own films, notably A Virtuous Vamp (1919), The Perfect Woman (1920), Dangerous Business (1920), Polly of the Follies (1922), and Learning to Love (1925).
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16. Dez. 2022 · Anita Loos was a pioneer of witty screenwriting in the silent film era, but her personal life was marred by bad choices and betrayal. Learn about her struggles, achievements, and relationships with men like Douglas Fairbanks and John Emerson.
Personal Life & Legacy Anita married Frank Palma Jr., son of a conductor, in 1915. However, when she realised her husband was a misfit and had no fortune, she abandoned him and returned to her mother.
8. Mai 2018 · While Loos delights in name-dropping, she is less willing to discuss her own personal life, devoting scant attention to her relationships with adopted daughter "Miss Moore," her long-time housekeeper Gladys, and bandleader Peter Duchin, whom she cared for after his mother died in childbirth.
4. Feb. 2015 · Miss Loos now lives in New York in a comfortably beautiful apartment near Carnegie Hall with her adopted daughter, a promising young dancer. She is surprisingly short but when seated in her little girl-sized rocking chair, her lovely legs propel her back and forth in time with her lively chatter and bright laughter.
