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Myrna Loy
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Author : James Kotsilibas-Davis
language : en
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Release Date : 1987
Myrna Loy written by James Kotsilibas-Davis and has been published by Alfred A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The actress recalls her long, rich, and varied career in Hollywood, on the stage, and as a political activist.
The Films Of Myrna Loy
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Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Films Of Myrna Loy written by Lawrence J. Quirk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with categories.
Myrna Loy
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Author : Emily W. Leider
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-09
Myrna Loy written by Emily W. Leider and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the actress from her early dance training, to being typecast as Hollywood's "exotic," to her success in her most famous role, Nora Charles.
Myrna Loy
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Author : Karyn Kay
language : en
Publisher: Jove Books
Release Date : 1977-01-01
Myrna Loy written by Karyn Kay and has been published by Jove Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-01-01 with Motion picture actors and actresses categories.
Myrna Loy
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Author : James Kotsilibas-Davis
language : en
Publisher: Plume
Release Date : 1988
Myrna Loy written by James Kotsilibas-Davis and has been published by Plume this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The actress recalls her long, rich, and varied career in Hollywood, on the stage, and as a political activist
Myrna Loy
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Author : Emily W. Leider
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-10-03
Myrna Loy written by Emily W. Leider and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-03 with Performing Arts categories.
From the beginning, Myrna Loy’s screen image conjured mystery, a sense of something withheld. "Who is she?" was a question posed in the first fan magazine article published about her in 1925. This first ever biography of the wry and sophisticated actress best known for her role as Nora Charles, wife to dapper detective William Powell in The Thin Man, offers an unprecedented picture of her life and an extraordinary movie career that spanned six decades. Opening with Loy’s rough-and-tumble upbringing in Montana, the book takes us to Los Angeles in the 1920s, where Loy’s striking looks caught the eye of Valentino, through the silent and early sound era to her films of the thirties, when Loy became a top box office draw, and to her robust post–World War II career. Throughout, Emily W. Leider illuminates the actress’s friendships with luminaries such as Cary Grant, Clark Gable, and Joan Crawford and her collaborations with the likes of John Barrymore, David O. Selznick, Sam Goldwyn, and William Wyler, among many others. This highly engaging biography offers a fascinating slice of studio era history and gives us the first full picture of a very private woman who has often been overlooked despite her tremendous star power.
And All The Time I Loved God
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Author : Myrna Loy Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2015-09-09
And All The Time I Loved God written by Myrna Loy Griffith and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Myrna Loy, named after the movie star Myrna Loy, who reigned in the 1930s and 1940s, was not a movie star, but she was a star indeed, a self-made star that is. Myrna was born in Harlem, New York one beautiful day in August. Her ambition was to be a “kept woman.” She obtained her goal, but it only lasted ten years. Several interruptions occurred, but despite her setbacks, Myrna climbed the corporate ladder with a high school diploma and has traveled many roads in life. Here is her story—the life of a self-made star.
American Legends
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-26
American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes Loy's quotes about her own life and career *Includes contemporary reviews of her movies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene." - Myrna Loy "Life is not a having and a getting but a being and a becoming." - Myrna Loy A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. It is something of a cliche to say that an actor's life was like a movie he or she might have starred in, but in the case of Myrna Loy, the cliche is true. It is easy to picture her as a little girl, riding the range with her rancher father, sitting around the table and participating charmingly in family discussions of current events. It is not hard to imagine the camera panning to her first and then second visits to Hollywood, her backlot tour, and starry-eyed decision to become an actress. There would have to be some drama, which the story of her father's untimely death would provide, along with some sort of deathbed promise made to him to care for the rest of the family. Her mother would be brave but resolute as she moved her young family to California. The lighting on set would brighten and the tempo of the background would pick up as she walked down the Los Angeles streets. Perhaps the camera would spin to show the passage of time, as the now adult Myrna got a job as a dancer and was then "discovered." There would have to be a scene of her signing her new surname, Loy, to her MGM contract, likely as several cigar smoking men looked on. Later the audience would see her fight off casting couch advances, earning her the reputation as the only good girl in Hollywood even as she was cast again and again in sultry, vampish roles. She would endure these with a positive attitude while always being on the lookout for something better. Then, her big break would come. The camera would show her first comical meeting with William Powell and then a spinning scene of ticket after ticket being sold to their new picture, The Thin Man. Her star obviously on the rise, ominous music would suddenly play, followed by booming cannons and falling bombs. A newspaper would flash on screen, "Pearl Harbor Bombed." Then the audience would see her stride determinedly into the movie studio offices and announce to those above that her love of country superseded her career ambitions and that she would be taking the duration of the war off from making pictures. Patriotic music would play as she was shown gathering clothing and giving speeches until, once more, the boys came marching home. There would be a price to pay for her choices as she grew older, but they would not fully bother the heroine, who happily settled into several solid roles of "perfect mother." At the same time, much would be made of her own sad love life, with four marriages that ended in with divorces instead of children. She would be seen settling cheerfully for ever smaller roles until, finally, the glamorous actress in the movie would grow older and her health would fail, finally driving those who had long admired her work to recognize and honor her talent. She would write her memoirs, a charming book that was steered away from telling it all only to tell the best. It could make for a classic Hollywood movie, but for Myrna Loy, it was life, and American Legends: The Life of Myrna Loy chronicles all of it. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Myrna Loy like never before, in no time at all.
Myrna Loy Photo
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Author : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987-10-01
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William Powell And Myrna Loy
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-14
William Powell And Myrna Loy written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-14 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "My first scene with Bill, a night shot on the back lot, happened before we'd even met. Woody was apparently too busy for introductions. My instructions were to run out of a building, through a crowd, and into a strange car. When Woody called 'Action, ' I opened the car door, jumped in, and landed smack on William Powell's lap. He looked up nonchalantly: 'Miss Loy, I presume?' I said, 'Mr. Powell?' And that's how I met the man who would be my partner in fourteen films." - Myrna Loy It is something of a clich� to say that an actor's life was like a movie he or she might have starred in, but in the case of Myrna Loy, the clich� is true. It is easy to picture her as a little girl, riding the range with her rancher father, sitting around the table and participating charmingly in family discussions of current events. It is not hard to imagine the camera panning to her first and then second visits to Hollywood, her backlot tour, and starry-eyed decision to become an actress. There would have to be some drama, which the story of her father's untimely death would provide, along with some sort of deathbed promise made to him to care for the rest of the family. Her mother would be brave but resolute as she moved her young family to California. The lighting on set would brighten and the tempo of the background would pick up as she walked down the Los Angeles streets. Perhaps the camera would spin to show the passage of time, as the now adult Myrna got a job as a dancer and was then "discovered." There would have to be a scene of her signing her new surname, Loy, to her MGM contract, likely as several cigar smoking men looked on. Later the audience would see her fight off casting couch advances, earning her the reputation as the only good girl in Hollywood even as she was cast again and again in sultry, vampish roles. She would endure these with a positive attitude while always being on the lookout for something better. Then, her big break would come. The camera would show her first comical meeting with William Powell and then a spinning scene of ticket after ticket being sold to their new picture, The Thin Man. Her star obviously on the rise, ominous music would suddenly play, followed by booming cannons and falling bombs. A newspaper would flash on screen, "Pearl Harbor Bombed." Then the audience would see her stride determinedly into the movie studio offices and announce to those above that her love of country superseded her career ambitions and that she would be taking the duration of the war off from making pictures. Patriotic music would play as she was shown gathering clothing and giving speeches until, once more, the boys came marching home. In the 1920s, the burgeoning movie industry was starting to come into its own, and while older silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton reached the peak of Hollywood, some actors born near the beginning of the 20th century were ready to capitalize. While actors like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant remain household names, and actresses like Greta Garbo are still widely remembered, few had careers that enjoyed the success of William Powell. In a career spanning several decades, Powell would receive three Oscar nominations for Best Actor for critically acclaimed movies, so it is somewhat ironic that he is mostly remembered today for his association with the more famous Myrna Loy. Together, they starred in 14 films, including the 1934 box office hit, The Thin Man. One thing that helped Powell's career along in the old days when Hollywood would only cast white actors in major roles, no matter what the nationality of the character was supposed to be, were his dark good looks.