With Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter talks about the fascinating life of Anita Loos - one of early Hollywood's most talented and prolific screenwriters. Her friends and collaborators included DW Griffith, the Talmadge sisters, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. A troubled marriage to fellow writer John Emerson interrupted her stellar career but Anita remains a worldwide legend thanks to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Lucy will introduce two early examples of her work: The New York Hat featuring Mary Pickford and The Mystery of the Leaping Fish, featuring Douglas Fairbanks and Bessie Love.

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