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Anita Loos
American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress, and television producer
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1916 portrait of Loos | |
Born | (1888-04-26)April 26, 1888 Sisson, California, U.S. |
Died | August 18, 1981(1981-08-18) (aged 93) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Etna Cemetery, Etna, California |
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Years active | 1912–1980 |
Spouses | Frank Pallma, Jr. (m. 1915; div. 1919)John Emerson (m. 1919; died 1956) |
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Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888[1][2] – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triangle Film Corporation. She is best known for her 1925 comic novel, Gentlemen Pr