Loretta Young Biography (1913-2000)

Born Gretchen Michaela Young; January 6, 1913 (some sources say 1914), in Salt Lake City, UT; married Grant Withers (an actor), 1930 (divorced, 1931); married Thomas H.A. Lewis, 1940; children: Judy (first marriage; adopted); Christopher Paul, Peter (second marriage). Addresses: PUBLICIST--Joel Brokaw, The Brokaw Company, 9255 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 706, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Loretta Young is very active in Catholic charity organizations.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
January 6, 1913
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Death Details
August 12, 2000
Los Angeles, California

Famous Works

  • Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
  • An Evening with Loretta Young, American Museum of Broadcasting TelevisionFestival, New York City, then Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, Leo Bing Theatre, Los Angeles, both 1989.
  • Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
  • FILM DEBUT--Child on operating table, The Only Way, 1919.
  • Carol Watts, The Head Man, First National, 1928.
  • Simonetta, Laugh, Clown, Laugh, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1928.
  • Denise Laverne, The Magnificent Flirt, Famous Players, 1928.
  • the girl, The Whip Woman, First National, 1928.
  • Margaret Barbour, Scarlet Seas, First National, 1929.
  • Patricia, Fast Life, Warner Brothers/First National, 1929.
  • Patricia Carlyle, The Forward Pass, Warner Brothers/First National, 1929.
  • Gladys Cosgrove, The Girl in the Glass Cage, Warner Brothers/First National, 1929.
  • Irma, The Squall, Warner Brothers/First National, 1929.
  • Muriel, The Careless Age, First National, 1929.
  • as herself, The Show of Shows, Warner Brothers, 1929. Dorothy Hope, The Devil to Pay, United Artists, 1930.
  • Marsinah, Kismet, Warner Brothers/First National, 1930.
  • Ann Harper Berry, Loose Ankles, Warner Brothers/First National, 1930.
  • Margery Seaton, The Man from Blankley's, Warner Brothers, 1930.
  • Margaret Waring and Mary Brennan, Road to Paradise, First National, 1930.
  • Marian Ferguson, The Second Floor Mystery (also known as The Second- Story Murder), Warner Brothers, 1930.
  • Phyllis Ericson, The Truth About Youth, First National, 1930.
  • Isobel Brandon, Beau Ideal, RKO, 1931.
  • Claire McIntyre, Big Business Girl, First National, 1931.
  • Diane, I Like Your Nerve, Warner Brothers/First National, 1931.
  • Gallagher, Platinum Blonde, Columbia, 1931.
  • Rosalie Evantural, The Right of Way, Warner Brothers/First National, 1931.
  • Noreen McMann, Three Girls Lost, Twentieth Century, 1931.
  • Elaine Bumstead, Too Young to Marry (also known as Broken Dishes), WarnerBrothers, 1931.
  • Gloria Bannister, The Ruling Voice (also known as Upper Underworld), Warner Brothers/First National, 1931.
  • Toya San, The Hatchet Man (also known as The Honorable Mr. Wong), WarnerBrothers, 1932.
  • Grace Sutton, Life Begins (also known as Dream of Life), Warner Brothers/First National, 1932.
  • Buster, Play Girl (also known as Love on a Budget), Warner Brothers, 1932.
  • Sue Riley, Taxi!, Warner Brothers, 1932.
  • Marion Cullen, They Call It Sin (also known as The Way of Life), Warner Brothers/First National, 1932.
  • Lola Davis, Weekend Marriage (also known as Weekend Lives and Working Wives), Warner Brothers/First National, 1932.
  • Margot, The Devil's in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1933.
  • Madeline, Employee's Entrance, Warner Brothers, 1933.
  • Marcia Stanislavsky, Grand Slam, Warner Brothers, 1933.
  • Ruth, Heroes for Sale (also known as Breadline), Warner Brothers/First National, 1933.
  • Peggy, The Life of Jimmy Dolan (also known as The Kid's Last Fight and The Sucker), Warner Brothers, 1933.
  • Trina, A Man's Castle, Columbia, 1933.
  • Mary Martin, Midnight Mary (also known as Lady of the Night), MGM, 1933.
  • Florence Denny, She Had to Say Yes, Warner Brothers/First National, 1933.
  • Eve, Zoo in Budapest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1933.
  • Letty Strong, Born to Be Bad, United Artists, 1934.
  • Lola Field, Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back, United Artists, 1934.
  • Countess Wilma, Caravan, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1934.
  • Julie Rothschild, The House of Rothschild, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1934.
  • June Arden, The White Parade, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1934.
  • Claire Blake, Call of the Wild, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1935.
  • Margaret Maskelyne Clive, Clive of India, United Artists, 1935.
  • Berengaria, The Crusades, Paramount, 1935.
  • Barbara Howard, Shanghai, Paramount, 1935.
  • Susie Schmidt, Ladies in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
  • Ellen Neal, Private Number (also known as Secret Interlude), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
  • title role, Ramona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
  • Lady Helen Dearden, The Unguarded Hour, MGM, 1936.
  • Laura Ridgeway, Cafe Metropole, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
  • Tony Gateson, Love Is News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
  • Myra Cooper, Love Under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
  • Vicki, Second Honeymoon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
  • Ina, Wife, Doctor, and Nurse, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
  • Lynn Cherrington, Four Men and a Prayer, Twentiety Century-Fox, 1938.
  • Sally Goodwin, Kentucky, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
  • Empress Eugenie, Suez, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
  • Pamela Charters, Three Blind Mice, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
  • Anita Halstead, Eternally Yours, United Artists, 1939.
  • Mrs. Bell, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (also known as The Modern Miracle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
  • Doris Blair Borland, Wife, Husband, and Friend, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1939.
  • June Cameron, The Doctor Takes a Wife, Columbia, 1940.
  • Marianne Duval, He Stayed for Breakfast, Columbia, 1940.
  • Annie, Lady from Cheyenne, Universal, 1941.
  • Lina Varsavina, The Men in Her Life, Columbia, 1941.
  • Jane Drake, Bedtime Story, Columbia, 1942.
  • Nancy Troy, A Night to Remember, Columbia, 1942.
  • Carolyn Grant, China, Paramount, 1943.
  • Emily Blair, And Now Tomorrow, Paramount, 1944.
  • Roberta Courageous, Ladies Courageous, Universal, 1944.
  • Cherry de Longpre, Along Came Jones, RKO, 1945.
  • Maggie Williams, The Perfect Marriage, Paramount, 1946.
  • Mary Longstreet, The Stranger, RKO, 1946.
  • Katrin Holstrom, The Farmer's Daughter, RKO, 1947.
  • Julia Brougham, The Bishop's Wife, RKO, 1947.
  • Rachel, Rachel and the Stranger, RKO, 1948.
  • Wilma Tuttle, The Accused (also known as Strange Deception), Paramount, 1949.
  • Sister Margaret, Come to the Stable, Abigail "Abby" Fortitude Abbott, Mother Is a Freshman (also known as Mother Knows Best), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949.
  • Clarissa Standish, Key to the City, MGM, 1950.
  • Ellen Jones, Cause for Alarm, MGM, 1951.
  • Nora, Half Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
  • Christine Carroll, Because of You, Universal, 1952.
  • Paula Rogers, Paula (also known as The Silent Voice), Columbia, 1952.
  • Jane MacAvoy, It Happens Every Thursday, Universal, 1953.
  • Also appeared in Sirens of the Sea, United Artists, 1921; as Arab child,The Son of the Sheik, 1921; in Naughty But Nice, First National, 1927; Her Wild Oats, First National, 1928.
  • Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Host, A Letter to Loretta, NBC, 1953-54.
  • host, The Loretta Young Theatre, NBC, 1954-61.
  • Christine Massey, The Loretta Young Show (also known as The New Loretta Young Show), CBS, 1962-63.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • Amanda Kingsley, Christmas Eve, NBC, 1986.
  • Grace Guthrie, Lady in a Corner, NBC, 1989.
  • Credits; SPECIALS
  • Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987.
  • Credits; RADIO APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • "Flight from Home," The Family Theatre, Mutual, 1947.
  • Four Star Playhouse, NBC, 1949.
  • "Liberty's Lady," Screen Guild Theatre, CBS.
  • Theatre of Romance, CBS.
  • Lux Radio Theatre, NBC (fourteen episodes).
  • One Man's Family, NBC.
  • Writings
  • The Things I've Learned (autobiography), 1961.

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