Anita Loos papers, 1917-1979.

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Anita Loos papers, 1917-1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767957516

The collection, consisting mainly of personal photographs of Anita Loos and the Talmadge family, covers the time period 1917 to 1979. The bulk of the collection is a series of photographs made up of photographs of Anita Loos, including pages from her personal photo album, photographs of the Talmadge family, and photographs collected by Anita Loos. The majority of the photographs were used in her memoirs: A girl like I: an autobiography, Kiss Hollywood good-by, and The Talmadge girls: a memoir. Some prominent persons depicted in photographs include: John Emerson, Douglas Fairbanks, Buster Keaton, Constance Talmadge, Margaret L. Talmadge, Natalie Talmadge, and Norma Talmadge. Also includes three typescript copies of Anita Loos's scripts, The duel and The king's mare; film review by poet and contributor to the New Republic, Vachel Lindsay; letter from Ralph L. Schroeder to Anita Loos regarding his Lindsay biography; letters from Jule Styne to Anita Loos regarding Anita Loos and Joseph A. Field's adaptation of her novel into the Broadway musical, Gentlemen prefer blondes; letter from Robert D. Loomis to Anita Loos concerning Jule Styne's 1978 biography and a typed synopsis of the book; program of The constant wife and a Christmas card from actress Elsa Maxwell.

1 box (.3 linear ft.)

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Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966

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Comedian. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph Francis (Buster) Keaton : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743794 ...

Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939

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Loos, Anita, 1893-1981

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Anita Loos, screenwriter and novelist, was born on April 26, 1893, in Sisson, CA, the daughter of R. Beers and Minnie Ellen Loos. Miss Loos wrote the subtitles for D. W. Griffith's film, Intolerance, in 1916. Her best known work is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She died on August 18, 1981, at the age of 93. From the guide to the Anita Loos papers, 1917-1981, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) American author and screenwriter. From the descrip...

Talmadge, Natalie, 1899-1969

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Talmadge, Norma, 1894-1957

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Talmadge, Constance, 1898-1973

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Talmadge, Margaret L.

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Emerson, John, 1874-1956

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Styne, Jule, 1905-1994

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Previews began Oct. 20, 1980, at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y. After 8 performances it closed without ever opening officially. Charles Kimbrough and Jack Weston were in the cast album released by Original Cast Records. From the description of One night stand / music and scoring by Jule Styne ; book and lyrics by Herb Gardner, 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 764469120 Composer of "Gypsy" and other music. From the description of Autograph ...