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Mary Loos(1910-2004)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actress
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Mary Loos was born on 6 May 1910 in San Diego, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950), Yancy Derringer (1958) and Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955). She was married to Carl Von Saltza and Richard Sale. She died on 11 October 2004 in Monterey, California, USA.
BornMay 6, 1910
DiedOctober 11, 2004(94)
BornMay 6, 1910
DiedOctober 11, 2004(94)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Anne Baxter, Dan Dailey, and Chief Yowlachie in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1950
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Yancy Derringer
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1955
Jane Russell in The French Line (1953)
The French Line
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer

  • The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
    The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
    6.0
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Accidental Family (1967)
    Accidental Family
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1967
  • Jean Arthur, Ron Harper, and Leonard Stone in The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
    The Jean Arthur Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by (as Mary Sale)
    • 1966
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by (as Mary Sale)
    • 1965
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • creator ...
    • 1958–1959
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Cleo Moore in Over-Exposed (1956)
    Over-Exposed
    6.1
    • story by
    • 1956
  • Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
    5.1
    • written for the screen by
    • 1955
  • Lauren Bacall, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Arlene Dahl, Fred MacMurray, Cornel Wilde, and Clifton Webb in Woman's World (1954)
    Woman's World
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Jane Russell in The French Line (1953)
    The French Line
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, and Jane Wyman in Let's Do It Again (1953)
    Let's Do It Again
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Eddie Albert, Betty Grable, and Macdonald Carey in Meet Me After the Show (1951)
    Meet Me After the Show
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, June Haver, Harry James, and William Lundigan in I'll Get By (1950)
    I'll Get By
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1950

Producer

  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1955

Actress

  • Joseph Calleia and Florence Rice in Man of the People (1937)
    Man of the People
    6.1
    • Mannish Woman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Rose-Marie (1936)
    Rose-Marie
    6.7
    • Corn Queen (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Naughty Marietta (1935)
    Naughty Marietta
    6.5
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Student Tour (1934)
    Student Tour
    5.1
    • Dolores (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mary Sale
  • Born
    • May 6, 1910
    • San Diego, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 11, 2004
    • Monterey, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Carl Von SaltzaJanuary 6, 1990 - September 1, 2000 (his death)
  • Other works
    Besides her screenwriting she was also a producer, novelist, publicist and actress.
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Was Stanford educated and then began her screen writing career in New York. She moved to Hollywood in 1941 and formed a writing team with first husband the late Richard Sale.

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