Anita Loos: Quick Facts

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Born	April 26, 1893? • California
Died	August 18, 1981 • New York City • New York
Notable Works	Helen Hayes • “A Virtuous Vamp” • “Dangerous Business” • “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” • “I Married an Angel” • “Intolerance” • “Learning to Love” • “Polly of the Follies” • “Red-Headed Woman” • “San Francisco” • “The New York Hat” • “The Perfect Woman” • “The Women”

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Joan Didion

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James Goldman

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Woody Allen

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Garson Kanin

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Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

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Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

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William Goldman

William Goldman

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Tennessee Williams

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Neil Simon

Neil Simon

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Budd Schulberg

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Thornton Wilder

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Bruce Jay Friedman

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Peter Handke

Peter Handke

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Michael Frayn

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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

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James McBride

James McBride

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Edmund White

Edmund White

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Tyler Perry

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