Anita Loos (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
To all appearances, Corinne Anita Loos (lohs) was a typical Roaring Twenties “Flapper.” Pretty and petite, she bobbed her dark brown hair, danced the Charleston in short skirts, and associated with “hustling” men and “fast” women in Hollywood, New York, and Europe. Show business people called her “Miss Loose,” a mispronunciation she never corrected. Actually, Loos was a highly intelligent, self-disciplined woman, the author of witty novels, plays, film scripts, nonfiction works, silent film scenarios and subtitles, and short stories.
Born in Sissons, California,...
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