Anita Loos Rediscovered : Film Treatments and Fiction

Anita Loos (1888-1981) was one of Hollywood's most respected & prolific screenwriters. This collection of previously unpub. film treatments, short stories, & one-act plays spans 50 years of her creative writing. Beginning in 1912 with the stories she sent to D.W. Griffith, through her collaboration years later with Colette on the play Gigi,Ó Anita Loos wrote almost every day for the screen or stage, or for book or mag. pub. She created unforgettable roles for Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, & Carol Channing. Essays by Mary Anita Loos & Cari Beauchamp are laced throughout the vol., providing fascinating intro. to Anita's writings & offering insights & behind-the-scenes stories about Anita -- her life, her friendships, & her times. Illus.Loos, Anita is the author of 'Anita Loos Rediscovered : Film Treatments and Fiction', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422351598 and ISBN 1422351599.