(Carey 1988): "Anita Loos's comic masterpiece, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, is the story of a gold-digger's progress in the bathtub-gin era of American history." Carey, Garey (October 1, 1988). Anita Loos: A Biography. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN978-0-394-53127-4 – via Internet Archive.
(Carey 1988، ص. 88): "In most accounts, her name is either Mae Davis or Mae Clarke, always identified as an actress. Miss Clarke, best remembered for getting a grapefuit squashed in her face in The Public Enemy, insists that she was not Anita's model. She did meet Anita on a train, but not until several years later". Carey, Garey (October 1, 1988). Anita Loos: A Biography. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN978-0-394-53127-4 – via Internet Archive.