Anita Loos
Biography
Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 - August 18, 1981) was an American screenwriter, playwright and author.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes • as Self
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.
Movie - 1926, 2h 15m • as Camille
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s Paris and New York.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage) (voice)
A tribute to producer Irving Thalberg.
Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Documentary looking at Orson Welles and the production of the film CITIZEN KANE fifty years ago, considering the furore that accompanied it and the real life press baron William Randolph Hearst upon whom Kane is based, and his efforts to halt the film, destroy the negative and persecution of people involved with its production and showing. It includes BBC interviews with Welles made in 1960 and 1982, and film historian Robert Carringer looks at the scenes that never made it to the screen. American film critic Pauline Kael also analyses the film's enduring appeal. Extracts from "The RKO Story" (producer: Rosemary Wilton) and "Yesterday's Whitness" (producers: Christopher Cook and Stephen Peet).