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Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style.
Myrna Loy. Actress: The Thin Man. Myrna Williams, later to become Myrna Loy, was born on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana. Her father was the youngest person ever elected to the Montana State legislature.
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- Helena, Montana, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Myrna Loy. Actress: The Thin Man. Myrna Williams, later to become Myrna Loy, was born on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana. Her father was the youngest person ever elected to the Montana State legislature.
- August 2, 1905
- December 14, 1993
The Myrna Loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress Myrna Loy. All of Loy's films released prior to The Desert Song (1929) were silent, except where noted.
YearTitleRoleDirector1925Vamp1925Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)1925Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)1925Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright ...- Myrna Lisa Smile. Like so many Old Hollywood stars, the name “Myrna Loy” was actually a stage name; Loy’s real full name was Myrna Adele Williams. When she first started acting, her friends in Tinseltown thought her birth name was too plain for her striking face.
- A Doctor’s Dream. One of Loy’s trademarks was her pert, upturned nose. Film critics called it “a wonder of nature” and “a plastic surgeon’s paragon.” In the 1930s, scores of young women begged their doctors to give them Loy’s profile.
- Men Must Marry Myrna. Men went mad for Loy’s good looks and proper charms, and one of her many nicknames was “The Perfect Wife.” Old Hollywood superstar Jimmy Stewart even once said, “There ought to be a law against any man who doesn't marry Myrna Loy.
- Claim to Fame. The actress gained lasting fame for her role as the intrepid and hard-drinking heiress Nora Charles in The Thin Man and its many sequels.
May 3, 2024 · Myrna Loy (born August 2, 1905, Radersburg, Montana, U.S.—died December 14, 1993, New York, New York) was an American motion-picture actress who began her screen career playing treacherous femmes fatales and who attained stardom during the 1930s in roles as glib, resourceful sophisticates.
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Dec 15, 1993 · Myrna Loy, the urbane actress who personified a liberated wife of intelligence and wry good humor in some of the best American movie comedies of the 1930's and 40's, died yesterday at Lenox...
