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Myrna Loy: Q&A with Biographer Emily Leider
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Myrna Loy: All-American wife and mother – and more
Many believe that Myrna Loy is the best American actress never to have been nominated for an Academy Award. Despite having played leads and supporting roles in more than movies (in addition to a few dozen bit parts during the silent era), Loy was invariably bypassed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But that’s the Oscar and the Academy’s loss.
For starters, Loy was a delightful light comedienne in movies such as W.S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man and Jack Conway’s Libeled Lady. One of the greatest – and most beautifully politically incorrect – dialogue exchanges in movies can be heard in Rouben Mamoulian’s musical Love Me Tonight:
Jeanette MacDonald: “Don’t you think of anything but men, dear?”
Myrna Loy: “Oh yes, schoolboys.”
Loy could be a remarkable dramatic actress as well, as can be attested by her quite moving performance as war veteran Fredric March’s wife in William Wyler’s Best Picture Oscar winner The Best Years of Our Lives. If that weren’t all, she all but stole Mark Robson’s otherwise dreary From the Terrace from young lovers Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. And, as Ramon No
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Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Senior Archivist at the National Archives at College Park
Myrna Loy was an American actress whose movie career made her a household name for decades. A New York Times reporter wrote in November , that “During the many years Myrna Loy reigned as one of America’s leading movie stars, millions of fans idolized her as ‘the perfect wife,’ a paragon of charm, sophistication and intelligence whose sly sense of humor never deserted her no matter how outrageous the circumstances-or her husband’s behavior.”[1] Despite the stardom, Loy’s life extended well beyond Hollywood. She also carved out a role as a highly respected spokesperson for international social issues and she worked tirelessly for the United Nations, liberal political candidates, and Civil Rights legislation.
Myrna Loy (Myrna Adele Williams) was born in Montana in on August 2, Her acting career began with a few minor roles in silent films. She appeared in the first European-American co-production (the silent film Ben Hur); the first film with a score (Don Juan); the first talkie (The Jazz Singer); and, the first filmed operetta (The Desert Song). In , she starred in the MGM smash hit Manhattan Melodrama, along with Clark Gable and William Powell. Thi