Anita Loos
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.
