Anita Loos was born Corinne Anita Loos in Sisson, California (today Mount Shasta), daughter to Richard Beers Loos and Minerva “Minnie” Ellen Smith. Loos had two siblings: Gladys and Harry Clifford, a physician/co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Group. On pronouncing her name, Loos said, “The family has always used the correct French pronunciation which is lohse. However, I myself pronounce my name as if it were spelled luce, since most people pronounce it that way and it was too much trouble to correct them.”[3] Loos’ father, R. Beers Loos, founded a tabloid newspaper for which her mother did most of the work of a publisher.[4] In 1892, when Loos was three years old, the family moved to San Francisco, where Beers Loos bought the newspaper The Dramatic Event, a veiled version of the UK’s Police Gazette, with money Minerva borrowed from her father.[4]
Anita Loos quote: “The secret about dogs and puppies. When you have a dog, you have a best friend. Millions of dog owners around the world know this to be true. However, you are tasked with caring with a dog if you choose to bring one into your home.” (Jan Alons)