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Anita Loos

American actress and writer (1888–1981)
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Anita Loos
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
April 26, 1889, April 26, 1888[10]
Date of death
August 18, 1981
Place of birth
Mount Shasta
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter, novelist, autobiographer, film actor, memoirist, playwright, actor[15][16][17]
Field of work
literary activity, film screenwriting, acting[18][19][20]
Educated at
San Diego High School[21]
Notable work
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes[22]
Father
R. Beers Loos[12]
Spouse
John Emerson[13]
Genre
comedy[24]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[25]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
American Women Writers, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia[30][31]
End of work period
1980[35]
Family name
Loos[27]
Given name
Anita[28]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive
Manner of death
natural causes[29]
Show all 29 facts +5
Name in native language
Anita Loos[33]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project, WikiProject New York Public Library
Place of burial
Etna[11]
Start of work period
1912[34]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 117
ISNI
0000000109041915
VIAF cluster ID
56711909
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50043422
GND ID
118936034
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMovie person ID
p100126
AlloCiné person ID
86455
American Film Institute person ID
13101
American National Biography ID
1602122
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/56646
BAnQ authority ID
0000829149
BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
4ce2b9f7ced6f
Show all 117 identifiers +105
BIBSYS ID
90147349
Babelio author ID
82987
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CCAB ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Chtyvo author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DUC ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
129962
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
834036
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
14973
FES digital collections entity ID
364760
FID performing arts ID
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FemBio ID
17860
Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
6158473
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
91238
Goodreads author ID
47153
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Anita_Loos
HAND ID
4636-B28C-1521-AE46-22C7
Harper's tag
anita-loos
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
37114
IDU person ID
4548
IMDb ID
nm0002616
IdRef ID
034023003
Internet Broadway Database person ID
4139
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
5968
Ivi person ID
anita-lus
J9U entity ID
987007274856805171
KBR person ID
14480479
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118936034
Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
201129
LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MYmovies person ID
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Movie Walker Press person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1047846
NLP ID
a0000002675997
NNDB people ID
511/000104199
NUKAT ID
n2004071977
National Library of Brazil ID
000201504
National Library of Chile ID
000061838
National Library of Greece ID
198848
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls002104389, vtls000247355, vtls000068035
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CL9a;=BP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810612942205606
National Library of Portugal ID
63439
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX820173
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp50311
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071592156
Open Library ID
OL223134A
Open Media Database person ID
11436
OpenStreetMap node ID
13027906764
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100114579
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
20591
PORT person ID
131983
Penguin Random House author ID
18047
Prabook ID
1671342
Project Gutenberg author ID
48921
RERO ID (legacy)
A003530383
Related category
Category:Films with screenplays by Anita Loos
SELIBR ID
267365
SHARE Catalogue author ID
449396
SHEWROTE ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
55715
Sinemalar person ID
31723
Swedish Film Database person ID
156294
TMDB person ID
11436
Tabakalera ID
106214
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2789
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511293906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1342199
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/214433
WikiTree person ID
Loos-589
Women Film Pioneers ID
anita-loos
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/46c40a7d-86b0-4769-a323-afafe563a46c
Yle topic ID
18-155905
ČSFD person ID
350469

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🔗 Connections
Films written 52
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Intolerance, San Francisco, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Blossoms in the Dust, The Women, Saratoga, The Musketeers of Pig Alley +44 more
Occupation 8
actor, writer, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, film actor, memoirist, autobiographer
← Producer 4
A Virtuous Vamp, Red Hot Romance, A Temperamental Wife, Come On In
Works by author 2
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Gigi
← Cast member 2
The Story of Film: An Odyssey, Camille
← Category combines topics 2
Category:Films with screenplays by Anita Loos, Category:Works by Anita Loos
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
acting
Genre 1
comedy
Given name 1
Anita
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Notable work 1
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Place of birth 1
Mount Shasta
Place of burial 1
Etna
Place of death 1
New York City
Related category 1
Category:Films with screenplays by Anita Loos
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
John Emerson
Spouses 1
John Emerson
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
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Summary

Anita Loos was born on April 26, 1889[1], in Mount Shasta[2]. She died on August 18, 1981[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], novelist[7], autobiographer[8], and film actor[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Anita Loos include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes[36], a literary work[37] and Gigi[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was Anita Loos born?

Anita Loos was born in Mount Shasta[2].

Where did Anita Loos die?

Anita Loos passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Anita Loos's parents?

Anita Loos's father was R. Beers Loos[12].

Who was Anita Loos married to?

Anita Loos's spouses include John Emerson[13].

What did Anita Loos do for work?

Anita Loos worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], novelist[7], autobiographer[8], and film actor[9].

Where did Anita Loos go to school?

Anita Loos was educated at San Diego High School[21].

Related Entities

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . American Women Writers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . books.google.co.il. books.google.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin Random House author ID → 18047
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  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  3. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  4. 9w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenStreetMap node ID → 13027906764
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  5. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 31723
    Wikidata description → American actress and writer (1888–1981)
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 31723, batch #270112"
  6. 11w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Brazil ID → 000201504
    "Created claim: National Library of Brazil ID: 000201504, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  7. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → anita-loos
    HAND ID → 4636-B28C-1521-AE46-22C7
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  8. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 364760
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 364760, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  9. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0024427-Loos-Anita-18881981
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0024427-Loos-Anita-18881981, batch #259494"
  10. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mount Shasta
    End of work period → 1980
    Educated at → San Diego High School
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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