# Mr. Gerald Lamson — Gentlemen Prefer Blondes character guide

> Mr. Gerald Lamson in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Lamson, Gerry, Gerald Lamson, Gerald, himself

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-fate-keeps-on-happening

## Snapshot

A celebrated novelist Lorelei meets abroad, whose literary fame and easy charm earn him a place in her diary and a nickname she's proud to use.

## Who they are

Mr. Lamson is the famous author Mr. Eisman has always wanted to meet, and when Lorelei introduces them, she's careful to let Eisman think her interest is purely literary. She calls him Gerry, nurses a quiet crush, and promises to let him read her diary once they know each other better. His presence complicates the triangle of Eisman's money and Lorelei's ambitions, offering a different kind of attention — intellectual, romantic, and dangerously flattering.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Eisman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/mr_eisman)

_professional_

Mr. Eisman and Mr. Gerald Lamson have a professional relationship, likely as business associates.

## In the story

### [I: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/i-gentlemen-prefer-blondes)

English novelist who takes an interest in Lorelei's writing and gives her books by Conrad and his own novels.

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