Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American screenwriter, playwright and author. In 1912, she became the first-ever female staff scriptwriter 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, as well as her 1951 Broadway adaptation of Colette's novella Gigi.
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Full name at birth | Corinne Anita Loos
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Claim to fame | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Date of birth | 26 April 1889
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Place of birth | Mount Shasta, Sissons, California
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Date of death | 18 August 1981
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Age | 92 (age at death)
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Place of death | New York, New York
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Resting place | Etna Cemetery, Etna, California
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Occupation | Actress, Novelist, Screenwriter
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