{"product_id":"anita-loos-rediscovered-film-treatments-and-fiction-by-anita-loos-creator-of-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-hardcover","title":"Anita Loos Rediscovered: Film Treatments and Fiction by Anita Loos, Creator of \"gentlemen Prefer Blondes\" - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Loos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCari Beauchamp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary Anita Loos\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Loos (1888-1981) was one of Hollywood's most respected and prolific screenwriters, as well as an acclaimed novelist and playwright. This unique collection of previously unpublished film treatments, short stories, and one-act plays spans fifty years of her creative writing and showcases the breadth and depth of her talent. Beginning in 1912 with the stories she submitted from her San Diego home (some made into films by D. W. Griffith), through her collaboration with Colette on the play \u003ci\u003eGigi, \u003c\/i\u003eAnita Loos wrote almost every day for the screen, stage, books, or magazines. Film scripts include \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco, The Women, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed-Headed Woman. \u003c\/i\u003eThe list of stars for whom she created unforgettable roles includes Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, and Carol Channing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection has been selected by Anita's niece and close friend, the best-selling author Mary Anita Loos, together with the acclaimed film historian Cari Beauchamp. Their essays are laced throughout the volume, introducing each section and giving previously untold insights and behind-the-scenes stories about Anita-her life, her friendships, and her times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic.--Carol Channing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates a character as memorable as any Anita Loos created in her writing. She was an indomitable, wise-cracking prodigy who not only helped create Hollywood, but managed to survive it.--John Sayles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we can't have the wonderful Anita Loos-smart, witty, literate and fun- writing today's Hollywood movies, at least we can get reacquainted with her and her work through this delightful book. Filled with previously unpublished material, it shows that while gentlemen may have preferred blondes, everyone else in town wisely preferred the irresistible Ms. Loos.--Kenneth Turan, film critic for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful book about a talented, fascinating, and groundbreaking woman. Her life epitomizes a certain era in show business and describes a Hollywood in which few women were allowed to rise to the top. Anita Loos did and we were all the beneficiaries. I loved the book!--Peter Duchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only is it valuable to have these delightful Anita Loos pieces, but the biographical chapters are fascinating too.--Kevin Brownlow, author of \u003ci\u003eDavid Lean: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic.--Carol Channing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book celebrates a character as memorable as any Anita Loos created in her writing. She was an indomitable, wise-cracking prodigy who not only helped create Hollywood, but managed to survive it.\"--John Sayles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If we can't have the wonderful Anita Loos-smart, witty, literate and fun- writing today's Hollywood movies, at least we can get reacquainted with her and her work through this delightful book. Filled with previously unpublished material, it shows that while gentlemen may have preferred blondes, everyone else in town wisely preferred the irresistible Ms. Loos.\"--Kenneth Turan, film critic for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wonderful book about a talented, fascinating, and groundbreaking woman. Her life epitomizes a certain era in show business and describes a Hollywood in which few women were allowed to rise to the top. Anita Loos did and we were all the beneficiaries. I loved the book!\"--Peter Duchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not only is it valuable to have these delightful Anita Loos pieces, but the biographical chapters are fascinating too.\"--Kevin Brownlow, author of \u003ci\u003eDavid Lean: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Loos \u003c\/b\u003e(1888-1981) was a prolific actress, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted into the classic film starring Marilyn Monroe, she was the first woman to work as a staff screenwriter in Hollywood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCari Beauchamp\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2023) was author and editor of many books on early Hollywood, including the classic \u003ci\u003eWithout Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. Emmy-nominated for her documentary film work, she was twice named an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scholar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Anita Loos \u003c\/b\u003e(1910-2004) was an actress, screenwriter, and novelist, and the niece of Anita Loos. She wrote or cowrote screenplays for many Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s, including for the film \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Marry Brunettes\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her aunt's novel of the same name.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.24 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485066444978,"sku":"9780520228948","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/SlFPupZ5LF9780520228948.webp?v=1781234836","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/anita-loos-rediscovered-film-treatments-and-fiction-by-anita-loos-creator-of-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}