Lillian Lorraine reportedly was a large influence on Anita Loos in the creation of the character of Lorelei for the novel "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Although her affair with Ziegfeld was over by the end of the 1910s, her box office drawing power kept her in a number of his productions of the period. Lorraine's fame waned in the 1920s, and she worked for a period in vaudeville. Lorraine's first marriage was to Frederick M. Gresheimer. They married on March 27, 1912 after meeting on a beach. Ten days later, Lorraine announced that the marriage had been a mistake and that the couple
The Long Blondes they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour." Jackson describes her style as "Bonnie Parker meets a "Carry On" girl". The Long Blondes were also known for their cheap and glamorous music videos. Their first proper music video was "Appropriation (By Any Other Name)" which was directed by "Rupert Noble", a music video director they regularly made videos with after. In 2006 The Long Blondes received the Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards honouring rising talent, which in previous years has accurately predicted big things for Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand. The Long Blondes The Long Blondes