But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes is a 1927 novel written by Anita Loos. It is the sequel to her 1925 novel "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" follows the further adventures of Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw and is illustrated by Ralph Barton. As a sequel to the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", the 1955 film "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" used only the book's name and starred Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain playing characters who were the daughters of Dorothy Shaw. Originally published in 1927, "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" is the sequel to Anita Loos' "Gentlemen Prefer
Anita Loos ""Blondes"" would see three more printings sell through by year's end, and 20 in its first decade. The little book would see 85 editions in the years to come and eventually be translated into 14 languages, including Chinese. When asked who the models for her characters, Loos would almost always say they were composites of various people, but when pressed, admitted that toothless flirt Sir Francis Beekman was modeled after writer Joseph Hergesheimer and producer Jesse L. Lasky. Dorothy Shaw was modeled after herself and Constance Talmadge, and Lorelei herself most closely resembled acquisitive Ziegfeld showgirl, Lillian Lorraine, who was