Myrna Loy
Birthday: 1905-08-02
Place of Birth: Radersburg, Montana, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with William Powell resulted in 14 films together, including five subsequent Thin Man films. Although Loy was never nominated for a competitive Academy Award, in March 1991 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the inscription "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances." During World War II, Loy served as assistant to the director of military and naval welfare for the Red Cross. She was later appointed a member-at-large of the U.S. Commission to UNESCO. Her acting career by no means ended in the 1940s. She continued to actively pursue stage and television appearances in addition to films in subsequent decades.
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Another Thin Man
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To Mary - with Love
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The Big Parade of Comedy
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Noah's Ark
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Summer Solstice
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That's Entertainment! III
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State Street Sadie
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The Midnight Taxi
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Hardboiled Rose
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Fancy Baggage
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The Exquisite Sinner
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From the Ends of the Earth
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Meet Me in St. Louis
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What Price Beauty?
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Indict and Convict
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The Senator Was Indiscreet
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Skyline
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Cameo Kirby
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The Jazz Cinderella
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Isle of Escape
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Evidence
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
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Complicated Women
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That's Entertainment, Part II
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The Romance of Celluloid
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
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Twenty Years After
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
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William Powell: A True Gentleman
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Sporting Life
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Hush Money
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A Girl in Every Port
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Bitter Apples
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The Cave Man
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Another Romance of Celluloid
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The Love Toy
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The Gilded Highway
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The Third Degree
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Pay as You Enter
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Turn Back the Hours
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Beware of Married Men
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Finger Prints
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Ham and Eggs at the Front
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The Climbers
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The Heart of Maryland
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Simple Sis
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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