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16 de dic. de 2015 · Myrna Loy. Kay Francis. Ma Kettle. Crawford had many lovers of both sexes. She even took a crack at the heterosexual Marilyn Monroe during one of MM’s weaker moments. It was common knowledge in Hollywood that the Bette Davis-Joan Crawford feud came about because Joan made a pass at Bette and was turned down.
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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. They initially suggested the heavy-handed “Myrna Lisa” before wisely going with “Myrna Loy.” Wikimedia C...
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. Wikimedia Commons
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." He wasn’t the only fan: The frenzied American public also formed Men-Must-Marry Myrna clubs. Shutterstock
The actress gained lasting fame for her role as the intrepid and hard-drinking heiress Nora Charles in The Thin Manand its many sequels. She and William Powell played a husband and wife detective duo in the film, and their natural, boozy chemistry made them frequent collaborators from then on. The Thin Man,MGM
In 1936, the public voted Myrna Loy “The Queen of the Movies” alongside Clark Gable’s “King of the Movies.” Loy’s victory came with a tin and velvet crown. Wikimedia Commons
Myrna Loy was born on August 2nd, 1905 in Helena, Montana to Adelle Mae and David Franklin Williams. Even as a young girl, little Myrna loved dancing, and convinced her parents to enroll her in dancing classes. As Loy once said, “By the time I was 3 years old, I was dancing on my tippy-toes.” Unsurprisingly, she broke into Hollywood first as a danc...
When Loy was barely in her teen years, a sculptor immortalized her form. In 1921, she posed for her high school teacher, the artist Harry Fielding Winebrenner, as the embodiment of “Inspiration” for his series of set pieces for the school’s front fountain. The resulting sculpture stood for years in front of the building. Pxfuel
Myrna Loy and Joan Crawford came up together in Hollywood, working together as extras before they both made it big. They would remain lifelong friends. Getty Images
The set of The Thin Man was a very loose affair, with director W.S. Van Dyke often wrapping scenes up in one take and moving on to the next. That is, until the day it all unraveled. There was a complicated dinner scene requiring rare re-takes, so no one saw the problem with a plate of oysters that had to be brought out again and again under the hot...
Loy had friends in high places—the highest places, actually. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her closest confidantes. Getty Images
14 de sept. de 2016 · September 14, 2016. Mary Astor becomes Hollywood’s unwitting sex bomb. Illustration by Edward Sorel. I guess you could say that Mary Astor and I “met cute,” the way romantic leads always do ...
Myrna Loy was previously married to Howland H. Sergeant (1951 - 1960), Gene Markey (1946 - 1950), John Hertz, Jr. (1942 - 1944) and Arthur Hornblow Jr. (1936 - 1942). Myrna Loy was in relationships with Spencer Tracy (1935 - 1936), Humphrey Bogart, Lawrence Copley thaw and Barry Norton. Myrna Loy had encounters with John Barrymore (1932) and ...
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- December 14, 1993
- August 2, 1905
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. Born in Helena, Montana, Loy was raised in rural Radersburg during her early childhood, before relocating to Los Angeles with ...
Myrna Loy y su pareja en la pantalla William Powell destacaron en Una mujer difamada (Libeled Lady, 1936), en la que compartían cartel con Spencer Tracy y Jean Harlow, El gran Ziegfeld (The Great Ziegfeld, 1936), I Love You Again (1940) o Mi marido está loco (Love Crazy, 1941).
William Powell (1892–1984) and Myrna Loy (1905–1993) starred in 13 movies together in the 1930s and '40s. Loy also had an uncredited cameo in their 14th and last film together, The Senator Was Indiscreet, which starred Powell. Their frequent pairing - always playing a couple - and on-screen chemistry, especially in their six popular Thin ...
