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Myrna Loy
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Actor Born: August 2, 1905 in Helena, MT Death: December 14, 1993 in New York City, NY Biography:During the late 1930s, when "Clark Gable" was named the King of Hollywood, "Myrna Loy" was elected the Queen. The legendary actress, who started her career as a dancer, moved into silent films and was typecast for a few years as exotic women. Her film titles from those early years include "Arrowsmith" (1931), "Love Me Tonight" (1932), "The Mask of Fu Manchu" (1932), and "Manhattan Melodrama" (1934), the film that gangster John Dillinger just had to see the night he was killed. Starting in 1934, with "The Thin Man", opposite "William Powell", she became Hollywood's ideal wife: bright, witty, humorous. She and Powell were often teamed throughout the '30s and '40s, and many of the characters she played were strong, independent, adventurous women. In addition to "The Thin Man" series, Loy's best appearances included "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936), "Libeled Lady" (1936), "Wife vs. Secretary" (1936),... Full Biography
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