SILENT FILMS AND TALKIES ACTRESS MYRNA LOY IN HER NIGHTGOWN LEGGY PHOTO A-MLOY11

Description: FEATURED IS A PHOTO OF BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS MYRNA LOY. THIS B&W REPRINT IMAGE MEASURES 8 X 10 INCHES, ON HIGH QUALITY 8 X 10 INCHES PHOTO PAPER. ---BE SURE TO CHECK OUT CHECK OUT MY OTHER WONDERFUL MYRNA LOY PHOTOS!! --- ALL PHOTOS ARE PACKED CAREFULLY WITH A PROTECTIVE CARDBOARD STIFFENER IN A WATER RESISTANT PLASTIC SLEEVE --- WE COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU COMBINE YOUR PURCHASES IN YOUR EBAY CART! ITEMS ARE SENT USPS FIRST CLASS. If paying for multiple items, PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS; REQUEST a MULTIPLE ITEM INVOICE to receive a COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT. You may UPON REQUEST combine items purchased over a 7 day period. U.K. and GLOBAL SHIPPING USERS, if buying multiple photos, don't fail to view the "POSTAGE AND PAYMENTS" tab - "Seller's payment instructions"- BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE, to see how to obtain a multiple item SHIPPING DISCOUNT. MYRNA LOY (August 2, 1905 - December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. At the end of the silent era, Myrna Loy started her career as an exotic Theda Bara-like femme fatale. She was one of the few stars that would start in the silent movies and make a successful transition into the sound era. Perhaps her most famous role was as Nora Charles, wife of detective Nick Charles (William Powell), in The Thin Man series of madcap detective films. Loy was often typecast as a pert, perfect wife, and was known for her charm, grace and elegance. Born Myrna Adele Williams in Radersburg (near Helena, Montana), the daughter of a rancher, David Franklin Williams. Her father was the youngest person ever elected to the Montana State legislature. At the age of 13, Myrna's father died of influenza (K7 note: this would have been during the great 1918 Flu Pandemic, the first of two involving H1N1), and the rest of the family moved to Los Angeles. Myrna Williams made her stage debut at age 12 in Helena's Marlow Theater in a dance she choreographed based on "The Blue Bird" from the Rose Dream Operetta. She moved to Los Angeles, California when she was 12, after her father's death, and attended the Westlake School for Girls. At the age of 15 she began appearing in local stage productions. She went to Venice High School, in Venice, California, and in 1921, when she was 16, she posed for Harry Winebrenner's semi-nude statue, titled Spiritual, which remained in front of Venice High School throughout the 20th Century and can be seen in the opening scenes of the film Grease (1978). The Spiritual statue was vandalized in recent years, and a restoration is planned. Natacha Rambova, the second wife of Rudolph Valentino, arranged a screen test for her which she failed, but she persevered, and in 1925 appeared in the Rambova penned movie What Price Beauty? opposite Rambova and Nita Naldi. Her silent film roles were mainly those of vampish exotic women and for a few years she struggled to overcome this stereotype with many producers and directors believing that while she was perfect as these femme fatales, she was capable of little more. During her nine-year struggle to establish herself, she appeared in nearly 80 films. Her breakthrough occurred in 1934 with two very successful films. The first was Manhattan Melodrama with Clark Gable and William Powell. Her performance in The Thin Man later the same year as William Powell's sophisticated, witty wife Nora Charles made her a star. She and Powell proved to be a popular couple and appeared in 14 films together, the most prolific onscreen pairing in Hollywood history. In 1936, she was voted "Queen of Hollywood" (in a contest which also voted Clark Gable "King") and was considered to epitomise the height of glamour and sophistication. During this period she was one of Hollywood's busiest and highest paid actresses. With the outbreak of World War II she all but abandoned her acting career to focus on the war effort and worked closely with the Red Cross. She was fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler and her name appeared on his "blacklist". She helped run a Naval Auxiliary Canteen and toured frequently to raise funds. She returned to films with The Best Years Of Our Lives in 1946 and played the wife of returning serviceman Fredric March. In later years Loy would recall this film as her proudest acting achievement. It also allowed Loy to make a film that demonstrated her social conscience. During her career she had championed the rights of black actors and characters to be depicted with dignity on film. In later life she assumed a more influential role as Co-Chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing. From 1949 until 1954 she also worked for UNESCO; she also was an active member of the Democratic Party. Her film career continued sporadically (in 1960 she appeared in Midnight Lace and From the Terrace, and was not in another until 1969 in The April Fools) and she also returned to the stage making her Broadway debut in a short-lived 1973 revival of Clare Booth Luce's The Women. Her autobiography Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming was published in 1987. In 1965 she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center in 1988. After apparently successfully battling breast cancer and enduring two mastectomies, Loy eventually died during surgery, the exact nature of which was never specified in the reports of her death (although IMDB lists it as cancer surgery) in New York City at the age of 88. On August 2, 2005, the centenary of Loy's birth, Warner Home Video released the six films from The Thin Man series, on DVD as a boxed set. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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