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Early life. Loos was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta ), California, to Richard Beers Loos and Minerva Ellen "Minnie" (Smith) Loos. She had one sister, Gladys Loos, and one brother, Dr. Harry Clifford Loos, a physician and a co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Group . About pronouncing her name, Loos said, "The family has always used ...
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.
Anita Loos (born April 26, 1893?, Sissons [now Mount Shasta], California, U.S.—died August 18, 1981, New York, New York) was an American novelist and Hollywood screenwriter celebrated for her novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which became the basis of a popular play, two musicals, and two films.
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.
18. März 2021 · Anita Loos (1888–1981), American screenwriter, playwright and author, was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta) California. Her earliest memory, at age four, was made when her family moved to San Francisco. Having often endured the “boring adulation” of a girl named Johanna, she thought, as they rode out of town, “Never see ...
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.
Anita Loos wuchs in einem Milieu intellektueller Bildung auf. Ihr Vater war Verleger und Chefredakteur einer lokalen Zeitung, zunächst in Sissons, dann in San Francisco. Später lebte die Familie in Los Angeles und in San Diego (ab 1906). Früh für Film und Bühne begeistert stand sie schon im Alter von 5 Jahren als "kleiner Lord Fauntleroy ...
