Early Life and Career
Born as Lois Wohlgemuth in Cleveland, Ohio, she started working as a journalist at the age of 17 for The Cleveland News and The Cleveland Press. At 18, she worked on a piece for Life magazine with photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. She later worked for Vogue and Cosmopolitan.
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