author
Anita Loos
1893–1981
A razor-sharp wit of early Hollywood, she helped shape screenwriting as one of the first women on the job and became famous for the sparkling satire of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Her work moved easily between silent films, novels, Broadway, and memoir, always with a keen eye for performance and social comedy.
4 Audiobooks
Breaking into the movies
by John Emerson, Anita Loos
"... Mutta -- naivat tummaverisiä"
by Anita Loos
About the author
Born in California, Anita Loos built an unusually varied career as a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Reliable sources agree that she was a pioneering figure in early Hollywood, and she is widely noted as one of the first women to work as a staff screenwriter there. Her quick, funny style made her stand out in the silent-film era and beyond.
She is best remembered for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the comic novel that made her an international success and later inspired stage and film adaptations. She also worked on many screen projects over the years, including the screenplay for The Women, and her writing stayed lively and modern even when she turned to memoir.
Loos spent decades moving between film, theater, and books, building a reputation for elegance, humor, and perfectly timed dialogue. She died in New York City in 1981, but her voice still feels fresh: amused by glamour, alert to ambition, and never fooled for long.