Mary Loos a stroke. Mary Loos 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. 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. Mary Loos died in Monterey, California, aged 94, due to
Anita Loos "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", now lost, was released in 1928, starring Ruth Taylor (as Lorelei Lee), who took her role so seriously that as soon as the film was finished she married a millionaire named Paul Zuckerman and never worked again. From 1927 to 1929, Loos and Emerson traveled extensively, which was hard on Loos' health. All their winters were spent in Palm Beach, where Emerson would indulge in social climbing. There Loos met Wilson Mizner, a witty and charming real estate speculator and in some quarters – confidence man. Though they saw each other every day, the relationship, what there