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Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The ...
Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905, in Helena, Montana, the daughter of Adelle Mae (née Johnson) and rancher David Franklin Williams. Her parents had married in Helena in 1904, one year before Loy was born. She had one younger brother, David Frederick Williams (1911–1983).
Dec 16, 1993 · Katerina Myrna Williams (Myrna Loy), actress: born Raidersburg, Montana 2 August 1905; married 1932 Arthur Hornblow Jnr (marriage dissolved 1942), 1942 John Hertz Jnr (marriage dissolved 1944 ...
Actress Born Myrna Williams on Aug. 2, 1905 in Radersburg, Mont. Died Dec. 14, 1993 in Lenox Hill Hospital, NY. M yrna Loy's film career languished when she portrayed exotic vamps but blossomed in the elegant glow she cast as Nora, Nick Charles' loving but acerbic wife in "The Thin Man" and its sequels. She once was one of Hollywood's most ...
Also Known As. Myrna Williams • Myrna Adele Williams. Born. August 2, 1905 • Montana. Died. December 14, 1993 (aged 88) • New York City • New York. Awards And Honors. Academy Award (1991) • Kennedy Center Honors (1988) • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1991) Married To.
Dec 14, 1993 · Myrna Loy was one of Hollywood's most popular actresses of the 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades. She came to embody the perfect wife--sympathetic, wise and sexy--opposite William Powell, Clark Gable and others. Loy was the ultimate proof that marriage and companionship in the movies...
