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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.
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.
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- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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- August 12, 2000
May 30, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Loretta Young was an American film actress who mesmerized the audience with her ethereal beauty during the 1930s and the 1940s. This biography profiles her childhood, life, acting career, achievements and timeline.
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...
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Aug 1, 2018 · Young, a devout Roman Catholic, worked with various Catholic charities after her acting career. These glamorous and rare color photos that capture portrait of Loretta Young from between the 1930s and 1950s, at the peak of her career.
