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Anita Loos

Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1981)

Born
April 26, 1889
Died
August 18, 1981
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1889

About Anita Loos

Corinne Anita Loos was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triangle Film Corporation. She is best known for her 1925 comic novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, her screenplay of the 1939 adaptation of The Women, and her 1951 Broadway adaptation of Colette's novella Gigi.

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Anita Loos timeline

  1. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D.
  2. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triangle Film Corporation.

The world when Anita Loos was born

Anita Loos was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anita Loos's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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