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Loretta Young

(Gretchen Young)
actress
Born: 1/6/1913
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah

Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and television actress who tirelessly made almost 100 films in the 1930s and 1940s. She also hosted television's Loretta Young Show (1950–60). Her films include A Man's Castle (1933) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947).

Died: 8/12/2000

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