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Myrna Loy

1905-08-02

The Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with William Powell resulted in 14 films together, including five subsequent Thin Man films. Although Loy was never nominated for a competitive Academy Award, in March 1991 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the inscription "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances." During World War II, Loy served as assistant to the director of military and naval welfare for the Red Cross. She was later appointed a member-at-large of the U.S. Commission to UNESCO. Her acting career by no means ended in the 1940s. She continued to actively pursue stage and television appearances in addition to films in subsequent decades.

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The Jazz Singer

6.096 average rating
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.3 average rating
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The Best Years of Our Lives

7.789 average rating
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

6.976 average rating
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Airport 1975

5.713 average rating
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Libeled Lady

7.283 average rating
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Noah's Ark

6.3 average rating
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Men in White

6 average rating
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The Thin Man

7.5 average rating
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5 average rating
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

6.95 average rating
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From the Terrace

6.6 average rating
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The Desert Song

4.5 average rating
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The Rains Came

5.9 average rating
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The Great Divide

4.8 average rating
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The Red Pony

5.7 average rating
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The Thin Man Goes Home

7.08 average rating
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Pretty Ladies

4.7 average rating
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The Great Ziegfeld

6.269 average rating
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Complicated Women

6.7 average rating