100 years ago and before there were Instagram Influencers, there was Lorelei Lee, a wily blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, and her BFF Dorothy, who took New York and Europe by storm in 1925, reporting in her diary every detail of their quest to collect the greatest trove of jewels, gowns, men, and adventures imaginable.
In her “Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady,” Lorelei hopes you will enjoy this rendition of her tales of conquest and coquetry, complete with musical interludes and surprising sound effects on the 100th Anniversary of its publication.
Anita Loos (1893–1981) was born in California. She was a child prodigy who began writing movie scripts at the age of twelve and later supplied film scenarios for D. W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks. First published in 1925, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was a bestseller in thirteen languages and was followed by its sequel, But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Anita Loos was the author of the novels A Mouse is Born and No Mother to Guide Her and two volumes of autobiography, A Girl Like I and Kiss Hollywood Goodbye.View all by Anita Loos
