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"I adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic."—Carol Channing "This book celebrates a character as memorable as any Anita Loos created in her writing. She was an indomitable, wise-cracking prodigy who not only helped create Hollywood, but managed to survive it."—John Sayles "If we can't have the wonderful Anita Loos-smart, witty, literate and fun- writing today's Hollywood movies, at least we can get reacquainted with her and her work through this delightful book. Filled with previously unpublished material, it shows that while gentlemen may have preferred blondes, everyone else in town wisely preferred the ...
"A beautifully researched life of the high-living, cynical journalist who helped cover up Stalin's atrocities in the 1930s" --New York Times Book Review. Considered the greatest foreign correspondent of his time, Walter Duranty made his reputation by being foremost in predicting Stalin's rise to power. But S.J. Taylor shows how vanity and ambition led him to identify with the dictator, as he covered up the extent of the great famine and took at face value the infamous show trials--a tragic tale of abandoned journalistic integrity.
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 This unique collection of previously unpublished film treatments, short stories, and one-act plays spans fifty years of her creative writing and showcases the breadth and depth of her talent.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 submitted from her San Diego home (some made into films by D. W. Griffith), through her collaboration with Colette on the play Gigi, Anita Loos wrote almost every day for the screen, stage, books, or magazines. Film scripts include San Francisco, The Women, and Red-Headed Woman. The list of stars for whom she created unforgettable roles includes Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, and Carol Channing. This collection has been selected by Anita's niece and close friend, the best-selling author Mary Anita Loos, together with the acclaimed film historian Cari Beauchamp. Their essays are laced throughout the volume, introducing each section and giving previously untold insights and behind-the-scenes stories about Anita-her life, her friendships, and her times.
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.
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