Aileen Pringle and Valentino, of which Mencken wrote an account, some weeks after Valentino had died. Mencken does not name her but describes her as "discreet as she is charming." Ralph Barton, American artist, was also a devoted friend and used her as the model for "Dorothy" in his illustrations for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Anita Loos. Another admirer was George Gershwin who met her in Hollywood and wrote much of the Second Rhapsody at her Santa Monica, California, home. Her wit, keen intellect and sparkling personality made her a sought-after companion. After her 1926 divorce from Charles Pringle, Aileen Pringle further
Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls is a 1963 nudist film produced and directed by Doris Wishman. Anne (Joan Bamford) and Tom (Lon Alexion) work in a small real estate office, but must keep their marriage — and (gasp!) nudist lifestyle — from their uptight boss, Mr. Bennett (Nude on the Moon’s Professor, William Mayer). When Bennett finds a card on the floor that reads "Member of the American Nudist Organization," he goes berserk and fires Tom, even though Tom is in the middle of closing a major deal with important client Al Jenkins (Blaze Starr Goes Nudist’s