Full Name Mary Anita Loos Parents Dr. Clifford Loos Role Actress | Name Mary Loos Occupation Actress, writer Books The Beggars Are Coming | |
Born May 6, 1910 ( 1910-05-06 ) San Diego Died October 11, 2004, Monterey, California, United States Spouse Von Saltza, Car (m. ?–2000), Richard Sale Movies and TV shows A Ticket to Tomahawk, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, Yancy Derringer, The French Line, When Willie Comes M Similar People Anita Loos, Dan Dailey, Lloyd Bacon, X Brands, Kevin Hagen | ||
Who will win an Oscar? Mary Loos knows.
Mary Loos (May 6, 1910 – October 11, 2004) was an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. She was occasionally credited under her full name, Mary Anita Loos.
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Born in San Diego, she was the daughter of Dr. Clifford Loos, co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Clinic and the Ross-Loos Medical Group, the first Health maintenance organization (HMO) in the United States. She was the niece of screenwriter Anita Loos.
She was both co-creator and one of the writers for Yancy Derringer (1958-1959), an American Western TV series.
Death
Mary Loos died in Monterey, California, aged 94, due to complications following a stroke.
Filmography
Writer
1970
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
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Accidental Family (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1967) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1967)
- Hot Kid in a Cold Town (1967) - (story) / (teleplay)
1966
The Jean Arthur Show (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1966) - (written by - as Mary Sale)
1965
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- A Shade of Kaiser Bill (1965) - (story)
1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Who's Kicking That Gong Around? (1965) - (written by)
1965
Bewitched (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Cat's Meow (1965) - (written by - as Mary Sale)
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Yancy Derringer (TV Series) (creator - 31 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (written by - 10 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (story - 6 episodes, 1958) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1958)
- Two Tickets to Promontory (1959) - (creator)
- Gone But Not Forgotten (1959) - (creator)
- The Quiet Firecracker (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- V as in Voodoo (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Outlaw at Liberty (1959) - (creator)
- A State of Crisis (1959) - (creator)
- The Wayward Warrior (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Duel at the Oaks (1959) - (creator)
- Fire on the Frontier (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Collector's Item (1959) - (creator)
- The Gun That Murdered Lincoln (1959) - (creator)
- Longhair (1959) - (creator)
- The Louisiana Dude (1959) - (creator)
- Hell and High Water (1959) - (creator)
- Panic in Town (1959) - (creator)
- A Game of Chance (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- The Night the Russians Landed (1959) - (creator)
- Mayhem at the Market (1959) - (creator)
- The Fair Freebooter (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Nightmare on Bourbon Street (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Two of a Kind (1959) - (creator) / (written by)
- Old Dixie (1958) - (creator) / (story)
- Marble Fingers (1958) - (creator)
- Three Knaves from New Haven (1958) - (creator)
- Memo to a Firing Squad (1958) - (creator) / (written by)
- The Saga of Lonesome Jackson (1958) - (creator) / (story)
- Loot from Richmond (1958) - (creator)
- The Belle from Boston (1958) - (creator) / (story)
- A Bullet for Bridget (1958) - (creator) / (story)
- An Ace Called Spade (1958) - (story)
- Ticket to Natchez (1958) - (story)
- Gallatin Street (1958) - (creator) / (teleplay)
- Return to New Orleans (1958) - (creator) / (written by)
1957
Climax! (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Secret of the Red Room (1957) - (story)
1956
Over-Exposed (story by)
1955
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (written for the screen by)
1954
Woman's World
1953
The French Line (screenplay)
1953
Let's Do It Again (writer)
1951
Meet Me After the Show (screenplay)
1950
I'll Get By (screenplay)
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk (story and screenplay - uncredited) / (written by)
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home (screenplay)
1949
Father Was a Fullback (screenplay)
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (written by)
1949
Mother Is a Freshman (writer)
1948
The Dude Goes West (original screenplay)
1948
The Inside Story (screenplay)
1947
Driftwood (original screenplay)
1947
Hit Parade of 1947 (screenplay)
1947
Calendar Girl (screenplay)
1946
Rendezvous with Annie (magazine story) / (screenplay)
Producer
1958
Yancy Derringer (TV Series) (producer - 34 episodes)
- Two Tickets to Promontory (1959) - (producer)
- Gone But Not Forgotten (1959) - (producer)
- The Quiet Firecracker (1959) - (producer)
- V as in Voodoo (1959) - (producer)
- Outlaw at Liberty (1959) - (producer)
- A State of Crisis (1959) - (producer)
- The Wayward Warrior (1959) - (producer)
- Duel at the Oaks (1959) - (producer)
- Fire on the Frontier (1959) - (producer)
- Collector's Item (1959) - (producer)
- The Gun That Murdered Lincoln (1959) - (producer)
- Thunder on the River (1959) - (producer)
- Longhair (1959) - (producer)
- The Louisiana Dude (1959) - (producer)
- Hell and High Water (1959) - (producer)
- Panic in Town (1959) - (producer)
- A Game of Chance (1959) - (producer)
- The Night the Russians Landed (1959) - (producer)
- Mayhem at the Market (1959) - (producer)
- The Fair Freebooter (1959) - (producer)
- Nightmare on Bourbon Street (1959) - (producer)
- Two of a Kind (1959) - (producer)
- Old Dixie (1958) - (producer)
- Marble Fingers (1958) - (producer)
- Three Knaves from New Haven (1958) - (producer)
- Memo to a Firing Squad (1958) - (producer)
- The Saga of Lonesome Jackson (1958) - (producer)
- Loot from Richmond (1958) - (producer)
- The Belle from Boston (1958) - (producer)
- A Bullet for Bridget (1958) - (producer)
- An Ace Called Spade (1958) - (producer)
- Ticket to Natchez (1958) - (producer)
- Gallatin Street (1958) - (producer)
- Return to New Orleans (1958) - (producer)
1955
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (associate producer)
Actress
1937
Man of the People as
Mannish Woman (uncredited)
1936
Rose-Marie as
Corn Queen (uncredited)
1935
Naughty Marietta as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1934
Student Tour as
Dolores (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1972
Butterflies Are Free (story consultant - uncredited)
Thanks
2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary) (thanks - as Mary Anita Loos Von Saltza)
Self
1935
Starlit Days at the Lido (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
References
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