Tag Archives: memoirs

Overlooked Oeuvres: Anita Loos

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anita Loos, born in 1889 in California and died in 1981 in New York, was present for the birth of cinema as a scenarist for D.W. Griffith, wrote the movies that made Douglas Fairbanks a star, penned an … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Sex | Tagged Anita Loos, H.L. Mencken, Hollywood, Howard Hawks, memoirs, Wilson Mizner | 3 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Grandfather, or ‘Pa’ as he was known to the entire clan, was an old man from my earliest recollection –- just how old even he did not know. Orphaned shortly after birth in a period of indifferent vital … Continue reading →

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“I Was Looking for a Street”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As the quote I posted a few days ago implied, I just read the first volume of crime writer Charles Willeford’s memoirs. It might be one of the best things I’ve ever read. The book covers the … Continue reading →