Cloudflare Ray ID: 5d92114f0e380093 Myrna was raised in Helena and nearby Radersburg. After The Thin Man (1934), Myrna would appear in five more in the series. At the age of 13, Myrna's father died of influenza and the rest of the family moved to Los Angeles. (1925). She started at the age of 15 when she appeared in local stage productions in order to help support her family. MUR-nah]. For weeks afterward, friends wrote and telephoned condolences, as if I had lost a husband. For a time in the 1930s, Myrna Loy was the biggest star in cinema. I was on the way in 1905 when he happened to stop near Broken Bow, Nebraska, on the Burlington Railroad. She was one of the few stars that would start in the silent movies and make a successful transition into the sound era. Which of these movies is set during the Korean War? In 1936 Myrna was named Queen of the Movies and. 'active' : ''"> Yes, thanks for the link! She was an officer and adviser of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing and was a member of the Committee for the First Amendment, a group of prominent Hollywood actors who protested the actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He photographed me from every conceivable angle: left side, right side, front and back, even getting up on a chair to shoot down at me. The more exotic it was, the more it fit in with my background as a dancer. The most insightful comments on all subjects Please She was educated in L.A. and the Westlake School for Girls where she caught the acting bug. By the 1960's the parts had all but dried up as producers and directors looked elsewhere for talent.In 1960, she appeared in Midnight Lace (1960) and was not in another until 1969 in The April Fools (1969). The 1970s found her in TV movies, not theatrical productions. Myrna Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, to Adelle Mae (Johnson) and David Franklin Williams. Required fields are marked *. I was terribly serious. will be published daily in dedicated articles. During the winter of 1912, Loy’s mother contracted a near fatal case of pneumonia. Myrna Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, to Adelle Mae (Johnson) and David Franklin Williams. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification, -1) ?