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Author Loos, Anita, 1893-1981.

Title Anita Loos rediscovered : film treatments and fiction / Anita Loos ; edited and annotated by Cari Beauchamp and Mary Anita Loos.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]
©2003

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  791.4375 LOOS L    Check Shelf
Description xii, 310 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Anita 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 This unique collection of previously unpublished film treatments, short stories, and one-act plays spans fifty years of her creative writing and showcases the breadth and depth of her talent.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 sent from her San Diego home to D.W. Griffith, through her collaboration years later with Colette on the play Gigi, Anita Loos wrote almost every day for the screen or stage, or for book or magazine publication. The list of stars for whom she created unforgettable roles includes Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, and Carol Channing." "This collection was personally selected by Anita's niece and close friend, the best-selling author Mary Anita Loos, together with the acclaimed film historian Carl Beauchamp. Their essays are laced throughout the volume, providing fascinating introductions to Anita's writings and offering previously untold insights and behind the scenes stories about Anita - her life, her friendships, and her times."--Jacket.
Contents Foreword / Mary Anita Loos -- Introduction / Cari Beauchamp -- Anita Loos and her Stories from San Diego, 1888-1915 -- The School of Acting -- The Highbrow -- Plagiarism -- The Man Who Looked Up -- By Way of France -- Jane Wins Out -- A Ride with Billy -- Hollywood Success and International Fame, 1915-1930 -- The Heart That Has Truly Loved -- Play for Mr. Fairbanks -- All Men Are Equal -- Where Does Annie Belong? -- The Moving Pictures of Blinkville -- My First Memories of Aunt Anita / Mary Anita Loos -- Return to Hollywood, 1931-1944 -- Winkie Boy -- Suggestion for Keaton Story -- Evelina -- Women in Uniform -- Aunt Anita's Romances and Friendships / Mary Anita Loos -- New York at Last, 1944-1981.
Subject Loos, Anita, 1893-1981.
Loos, Anita, 1893-1981 (OCoLC)fst00014973
Loos, Anita.
Added Author Beauchamp, Cari.
Loos, Mary.
ISBN 0520228944 (alk. paper)
9780520228948 (alk. paper)
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