Reminiscences of Anita Loos : oral history, 1971.

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Reminiscences of Anita Loos : oral history, 1971.

Getting a start; differences between silent and sound film; observations on D.W. Griffith, Irving Thalberg, George Cukor; "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"; Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo.

Transcript: 29 leaves.

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