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Myrna Loy

American actress known for adapting to her screen partner's acting style.

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Myrna Loy

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She became known for her role as Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934), which elevated her career and showcased her comedic skills.[1][2] Loy died at age 88 on December 14, 1993, in Manhattan during surgery.[3] Myrna Adele Williams, the future actress known as Myrna Loy, entered the world on August 2, 1905, in Helena, Montana.[4]

Life and work

Loy was raised in rural Radersburg and Helena, Montana, and relocated to Los Angeles with her mother in early adolescence.[5][1] Loy began obtaining small roles in the late 1920s and was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent.[1] Her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934) helped elevate her reputation, and she played the role five more times.[1] During World War II, Loy devoted her time to working with the Red Cross and served as assistant to the director of military and naval welfare.[6][7]

She received an Honorary Academy Award in March 1991 for her life's work both onscreen and off.[6] The Committee for the First Amendment had Loy as one of its founding members in 1947.[8]

What the cited sources add

The original statue was unveiled on that site in 1922 and became the symbol of Venice High School.[9] A bronze duplicate replaced the original concrete statue in 2010, funded by an alumni-led campaign.[10][9] The Historic Elitch Theatre's records show that in 1967, Loy performed in Barefoot in the Park at Denver's Elitch Theatre.[11][12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Curtis 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kotsilibas-Davis Loy 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Flint, "Myrna Loy, Model of Urbanity in 'Thin Man' Roles, Dies at 88", The New York Times}} {{closed access, December 15, 1993; Folkart, Burt A., "From the Archives: Myrna Loy, Star of 'Thin Man' Films, Dies at 88", Los Angeles Times, December 15, 1993; "About Myrna Loy", Myrna Loy Center; Wilson, "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.", McFarland, August 17, 2016, p. 478 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Myrna Loy Was Born In Montana", The Calgary Daily Herald, September 4, 1929, p. 5; Leider 2011, p. 293; Parish Bowers 1974, p. 443; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Reed, Rex, "Myrna's Back – And Boyer's Got Her", The New York Times, April 13, 1969; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Myrna Loy Was Born In Montana", The Calgary Daily Herald, September 4, 1929, p. 5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Singer, "Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated", The Guardian, February 19, 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Myrna Loy Given Red Cross Post", The Deseret News, July 3, 1943, p. 6; Leider 2011, p. 293; Leider 2011, p. 293 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smyth, "Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood", Oxford University Press, 2018, p. 49 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "The Myrna Loy Statue Project". facts only, no text reused. venicehighalumni.com
  10. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Myrna Loy Statue Project"; Leider 2011, p. 293 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. R, "Myrna Loy (1967)", Historic Elitch Theatre, February 26, 2023. facts only, no text reused. historicelitchtheatre.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Myrna Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: R, "Myrna Loy (1967)", Historic Elitch Theatre, February 26, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

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