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Men no longer prefer blondes. Today gentlemen seem to prefer gentlemen.

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Anita Loos
Age: 92 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1981
Died: August 18
Autobiographer
Film Actor
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Screenwriter
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Mount Shasta
California
Corinne Anita Loos
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with a mental equipment which allows me to tell the difference between hot and cold, I stand out in this community like a modern day Cicero. Dropped into any other city of the world, I'd rate as a possibly adequate night watchman.
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