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Loretta Young (born Gretchen Michaela Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953.
Loretta Young was born Gretchen Young in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 6, 1913, to Gladys (Royal) and John Earle Young. Her parents separated when Loretta was three years old. Her mother moved Loretta and her two older sisters to Southern California, where Mrs. Young ran a boarding house.
She retired from films in 1953 and began a second, equally successful career as hostess of The Loretta Young Show (1953), a half-hour television drama anthology series which ran on NBC from September 1953 to September 1961. In addition to hosting the series, she frequently starred in episodes.
6 days ago · Loretta Young (born January 6, 1913, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.—died August 12, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was a motion picture actress noted for her ethereal beauty and refined, controlled portrayals of virtuous and wholesome women. Young began her career at age four as a child extra.
Aug 12, 2000 · L O S A N G E L E S, Aug. 12 -- Loretta Young, the elegant beauty whose acting career extended from silent movies to television and included an Academy Award for best actress in The Farmer ’ s Daughter, died today of ovarian cancer, her longtime agent and friend Norman Brokaw said. She was 87.
Aug 13, 2000 · Loretta Young, the elegant Academy Award-winning actress who charmed film and television audiences for half a century with her beauty, wholesome image and aura of unabashed romanticism, died...
Aug 13, 2000 · Loretta Young, the Academy Award-winning actress whose high cheekbones, pale skin and luminous eyes made her a reigning Hollywood beauty of the 1930's and 40's, died...