Today in Literature History…

The author of a great jazz age novel was born! Anita Loos, author of the book Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was born on this day in 1893. Her story takes place in a Great Gatsby style and was inspired by real life events when Loos witnessed one of her closest friends go completely ga ga over a blonde woman. This story was so popular it subsequently became a Broadway show and a movie starring Marilyn Monroe!