Biography
Friends and Family
Irene Dunne
[Friend]
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Georgiana
[Sister]
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John R. Young
[Brother]
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Sally Blane
[Sister]
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Polly Ann Young
[Sister]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.
A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.
OTHER
A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.
OTHER
A charming woman is a busy woman
OTHER
A charming woman... doesn`t follow the crowd. She is herself.
OTHER
I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world.
OTHER
If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.
Life
Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.
Religion
The easiest way to crush your laurels is to lean on them.
OTHER
Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.
OTHER
What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know. I believed all those love stories - the hero was the hero - because that`s what I grew up with. I loved the romance and the roses, but when it came to a more realistic life, I would back away.
OTHER
Trivia
In Italy, unlike other major Hollywood actresses, she didn`t have an official dubbing voice. She was in turn dubbed by Lidia Simoneschi, Rina Morelli, Renata Marini (in her Oscar-winning performance in The Farmer`s Daughter (1947)) and Giovanna Scotto most notably in the much-loved The Bishop`s Wife (1947). Dhia Cristiani, Lia Orlandini and Andreina Pagnani also lent their voice to Young at some point.
Loretta and older sisters Sally Young and Polly Ann Young worked as extras during school vacations while young. Their mother ran a boarding house to support the family.
Loretta`s family moved to Los Angeles in 1915. Shortly after, her father abandoned the large family. The eldest child, John R. Young ("Jack"), was adopted by two sisters who changed his surname to Lindley. He later became an attorney and the father of five. He had little contact over the years with his blood family.
Marlene Dietrich said of her: "Every time she `sins,` she builds a church. That`s why there are so many Catholic churches in Hollywood.".
Sister of John R. Young. All the Young children were child extras in silent films.
Caused a buzz in 1999 when she appeared on the cover of `Vanity Fair` looking a lot younger than her 86 years, "todays air brushing techniques can do wonders" was her explanation.
Country singer Loretta Lynn was named after her.
In 1976 there was talk of a comeback role for Loretta, as Mother Cabrini in a biography of the first American to attain sainthood to be directed by Martin Scorsese. The project unfortunately never materialised.
She chose her own middle name, "Michaela" at the time of her confirmation as a teen. She was raised as a Catholic, and some Catholics back then were able to choose the name or names of a saint or saints whom they most admired and add it onto their own. She simply liked the name Michaela. Apparently, her mother never actually gave her one at birth.
She is the mother of singer/songwriter Peter Lewis, a former member of the infamous 1960s San Francisco rock band Moby Grape.
Was Godmother of late producer Michael Wayne, son of John Wayne and Josephine Alicia Saenz.
Cast members in the 1939 film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) included not only Loretta Young but, portraying her character`s sisters, her real-life, actress sisters as well: Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane. Further, portraying the fourth on-screen sister was a fourth real-life half sister, Georgiana Young, although the latter was not a professional actress. (Years later, Georgiana, whom Loretta dubbed "Georgie," would appear occasionally on Loretta`s TV show "Letter to Loretta" (1953) (better known as "The Loretta Young Show").
In 1972, Miss Young sued NBC for violating her contract in allowing reruns of "Letter to Loretta" (1953) (better known as "The Loretta Young Show") to be shown, wherein audiences might have ridiculed her gowns and hairstyles, which were by then 10 or even 20 years out of date. The court awarded her more than a half-million dollars.
Loretta Young died at the home of her sister Georgiana Montalban and Georgiana`s husband, actor Ricardo Montalban, early morning Saturday 12 August.
Loretta Young`s third husband was Academy Award winning clothing and costume designer, Jean Louis. He was well known for designing for the stars at Columbia Studios, Universal and in his own salon in Beverly Hills. His most famous creations included the strapless gown for Rita Hayworth in the film Gilda (1946) as well as Marilyn Monroe`s white sequined gown she wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to `John F. Kennedy`. Jean Louis married Loretta after the death of his first wife, Maggy, who was a personal friend of Loretta for over 50 years.
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