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Anita Loos

Born

in Sisson, Siskiyou county, California, The United States

April 26, 1889

Died

August 18, 1981

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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People best know American writer Anita Loos for her novels, especially Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925), which she later adapted for film; her many screenplays include The Girl from Missouri (1934).

She authored plays and her blockbuster comic.

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Average rating: 3.62 · 8,419 ratings · 1,253 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 3.61 avg rating — 6,034 ratings — published 1925 — 236 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos, Ralph Barton (Illustrator), Regina Barreca (Introduction) 3.63 avg rating — 1,432 ratings — published 1927 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady (20th-century Classics) 3.32 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1927 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Girl Like I: An Autobiography 3.92 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1966 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss Hollywood Good-By 3.77 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talmadge girls : a memoir 3.61 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cast of Thousands 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1976 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anita Loos Rediscovered: Film Treatments and Fiction by Anita Loos, Creator of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Anita Loos, Cari Beauchamp, Mary Anita Loos 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fate Keeps on Happening: Adventures of Lorelei Lee & Other Writings by Anita Loos, Ray Pierre Corsini (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Mother to Guide Her 3.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1961 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Anita Loos (?)

“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
― Anita Loos

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“I've always loved high style in low company.”
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“Fate keeps happening.”
― Anita Loos

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