In 1921, loy posed for venice high school sculpture teacher harry fielding. Venice high grads work for landmark statue s return. This article is an account of the history of his sea scouting years from 19281949. The actress myrna loy looks back on her career as a hollywood star who appeared in over 125 movies, including the best years of our lives and the thin man she begins her story in montana and tells how she came to hollywood where her talent for dancing and her personal charm soon made her very popular. The nicest star in hollywood, plus the man who made what americans looked at. And there along with the story, just as she said, was a photo of two little girls and one of. Myrna loy, her world beyond hollywood, part i 19051949 the. August 2, 1905 december 14, 1993 was an american film, television and stage actress trained as a dancer, loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Apr 14, 2012 jan wahl interviews emily leider about her book, myrna loy. Myrna loy in the barbarian aka a night in cairo 1933. Myrna loy stands proudly the original statue inspiration was unveiled on this site in 1922 where it became the symbol of venice high school and the venice community. Though the statue is now gone, lets just say she suffered abuse with great humor and dignity, considering. The culture of celebrity the nature of fame has changed in modern times, and celebrities, and their fans, are diminished by the process.
Blandings builds his dream house and the bachelor and the bobbysoxer. All of loy s films released prior to the desert song 1929 were silent except where noted. Mina loy biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki, family. August 2, 1905 december 14, 1993 was an american film, television and stage actress. Robbie robertson and the band on demand the whistlers on demand slay the dragon on demand. The statue outside venice high school that bears her likeness is titled inspiration, and has been the target of vandalism and school pranks for decades loy mentions in her book that the statue was even decapitated at one point. Myrna loy narrator of audio archive presents dashiell. He relates a story of heading off to the dry lakes early on a sunday morning early am and returning later that day and heading out to the hollywood palladium.
See this material after the thin man lobby card set. At his studio on sunset he photographed the other girls first. I was a homely kid with freckles that came out every spring and stuck on me till christmas. So perfect in her way, it almost seems we imagined her by pope brock people magazine april 4, 1988 page 47. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family myrna loy august 2, 1905 december 14, 1993 was an american film, television and stage actress. Myrna loy, horoscope for birth date 2 august 1905, born in. But she was just myrna adele williams, a teenage kid, when she posed as the central statue in a work sculpted by a high school art teacher, harry fielding winebrenner, in 1921.
The girls athletic association set a guinness book of world records with a 24 hour marathon leap frog jumping. May 25, 2016 myrna loy photo by max munn autrey anyone who has heard a playback of his or her voice two minutes after recording knows what a thrill it is. Harold murray in cameo kirby 1930 the statue outside venice high school that bears her likeness is titled inspiration, and has been the target of vandalism and school pranks for decades loy mentions in her book that the statue was even decapitated at one point. For 80 years, a statue she posed for as a venice student was a landmark on the aging campus. She enjoyed dancing in high school and once modeled for a sculpture. Years went by and it fell into disrepair and was removed from the front of the school. They pass a white plaster statuethe actress myrna loy. Loy and powell remain one of hollywoods finest onscreen couples, having starred together in thirteen features. Myrna loy wikipedias myrna loy as translated by gramtrans. Hoagland howard hoagy carmichael november 22, 1899 december 27, 1981 was an american singer, songwriter, and actor.
She said she was going to buy a book at the drug store and then visit with some friends. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. There is a new book about myrna coming out entitled myrna loy. She was known for her roles in the thin man, the best years of our lives, after the thin man, libeled city, and in manhattan melodrama. If you had never seen a single myrna loy movie, this book would make you forever her slave. Myrna loy said she wore a fleshtinted body suit for this scene. But the schools hollywood history goes back a lot further than 1978.
If she ever stayed home even one night in her adult life to curl up with a good book, i would be most surprised. But it was in the late 1930s that myrna loy became mgms top female star at the box office. She was seen on tv as a character actress in the 1980s. The actress myrna loy looks back on her career as a hollywood star who ap. Now awaiting restoration, the statue, now headless, is stored in the garden area on 07212004. She possessed a frank and no nonsense approach to life. This highly engaging biography offers a fascinating slice of studio era history and gives us the first. Myrna loy simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Locally brewed beer, fine wine, local organic kombucha, high omega3 movie popcorn, and light. All of loys films released prior to the desert song 1929 were silent except where noted. The rest, as hollywood is fond of saying, is history. U nderstated, highminded, wellmannered, myrna loy was much like the great comedic characters. Tellingly, one of my favorite moments in all film includes myrna loy. Venice high grads work for landmark statues return.
The wonderfully, comic and fun loving william powell and myrna loy. Get schooled on the history of where grease was really. Lives and the thin man she begins her story in montana and tells how she came to hollywood where her. Leiders book might hold the answer in its subtitle, borrowed from the. Myrna loy, montanas first lady of film, was only too happy to put her name on the myrna loy center in helena, montana. Folsey, james wong howe, oliver marsh, ray june, and all those other great cinematographers. Myrna loy sexy statue of spirituality myrna loy the mgm years hollywood icon collection limited edition signed and numbered photograph myrna loy was the perfect nora charles, and as wellknown for her generous spirit and principles as she was for her beauty and talent.
The thin man based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name. Statue of teenage myrna loy, at her high school, venice. How a venice grocery store turned into a popular hangout in 1915, caesar menotti built a grocery store in a 2story building at 52 windward avenue. Author emily leider discusses the queen of hollywood myrna loy fabulous in the thin man movies, but also in libeled lady, one of the very best screwball comedies ever. Loy, who was born in 1905, played opposite william powell in the lighthearted film adaptation of dashiell hammetts mystery novel the thin. Actress myrna loy went to venice high school as a teenager. Movie star myrna loy has passed from legend to relic status on the venice high campus. Because of this, her screen and radio credits drop considerably during the war years. Myrna loy and billie dove, two of the hollywoods film queens, lived there.
Home myrna loy myrna loy posted on 12062018 by kalie posted in 1920s, 1926, across the pacific, actress, historic, history, jazz age, myrna loy, photos, roaring 20s, vintage. Various sections of this article are excerpts from the book, the shadow. William powell as nick charles in the opening scene of dashiell hammetts the thin man. The students buried a time capsule in the senior court to be opened in 2076. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Myrna loy myrna adele williams was born in montana in on august 2, 1905. Posted on 12062018 by kalie posted in 1920s, 1926, across the pacific, actress, historic, history, jazz age, myrna loy, photos, roaring 20s, vintage. Greg bradsher, senior archivist at the national archives at college park. A statue in front of venice high school that she posed for in 1921 appears in. Myrna loy center helena all you need to know before.
She appeared in a few silent movies, and was even a chorus girl in 1927s landmark the jazz singer, hollywoods first talkie. Sculptor harry weinbrenner, art department chairman, used a shy young student, myrna williams, as his model. She talks about early hollywood and the many great stars she worked with through out her life providing detailed and vivid discriptions of the encounters. The myrna loy statue returns to venice high an excited crowd of 1,800 alumni, students, faculty and locals assembled on the front lawn of venice high school on saturday, april 10, as a new incarnation of the schools legendary statue of myrna loy was unveiled. As the news editor of the venice gondolier, the myrna beat was mine.
Bronze recasting of original statue inspiration in front of venice. History the original venice high school building 1933 earthquake historic murals in our library myrna loy statue recent history library library library murals public libraries meal application mission and vision statements our newspaper the oarsman. Jan wahl interviews emily leider about her book, myrna loy. Great movies every night, plus worldclass concerts in a historic jailhouse. But after devoting so many pages at the beginning of the book to the family relationships, the book totally ignores those same family relationships after ms. Loy devoted herself to acting after a few minor roles in silent films.
Her father was the youngest person ever elected to the montana state legislature. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Feb 16, 2020 myrna loy, american motionpicture actress who began her screen career playing treacherous femmes fatales and who attained stardom during the 1930s in roles as glib, resourceful sophisticates. Portrait photographer henry waxman selected three of the girls for the photos, with myrna amongst them. Myrna loy was an american actress whose 129 movie career made her a household name for decades. Actress myrna loy is little known by todays students, but others want to return history to the campus. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Myrna williams, later to become myrna loy, was born on august 2, 1905 in radersburg, montana. She was born myrna adele williams in montana and grew up on a ranch. Myrna loy, her world beyond hollywood, part i 19051949.
Myrna loy pushes the boundaries in the barbarian one of the most infamous precode films, which was banned the year after it was released, when the hays code began enforcement. I heart myrna loy big time, and manhattan melodrama is silly but aces in my book. Here is a set of lobby cards from mgms after the thin man 1936, starring william powell and myrna loy. Myrna loy center helena 2020 all you need to know before. The statue stood for many years, was featured in opening sequence of the 1978 movie. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. During world war 2 she took time off to work with the red cross. Myrna loy august 2, 1905 december 14, 1993 was an american movie, television and stage actress. So originally, the statue was meant simply as a work of art. With collaborator james kotsilibasdavis, myrna loy writes her own history, interspersed throughout by friends and costars adding. Myrna loy crossed over from the silents to carve out a career as the witty, urbane type in 1930s hollywood fare, most notably opposite william. Unlike a lot of autobios, i felt that myrna had really covered all the bases so i was intrigued as to what myrna loy. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Like a sublime dry martini, myrna loy and william powell had an intuitive, flawless rhythm throughout their legendary screen teaming in 14 films together.
During world war ii, myrna loy devoted much of her time to the war cause far more time than she did acting. Gregory william mank wrote a superb behindthescenes history of the movie for an issue of the nowdefunct scarlet street magazine, and its a great read. Later on her family moved to helena where she spent her youth. But catch if you can, catch the movie when it is screened on turner classic movies. Myrna loy was an american film, television and stage actress. Myrna loy being a fan of art deco, i am often drawn to myrna loy and the many films in which she starred, as so many of her screen portrayals were in. Myrna loy photographed by mgm s chief of photography george hurrell. They first glimpse each other across a long hall, and then come together for a longawaited embrace. Myrna loy in across the pacific 1926 related john f. Honest and refreshingly unfluffy, the book cemented me as a myrna loy fan for life. The only good girl in hollywood on kron tv, san francisco 2252012. Here are a few originalrelease american movie posters for test pilot 1938, starring clark gable, myrna loy, and spencer tracy.
Dubbed the queen of hollywood during her heyday, loy was often promoted by her studio as every mans. Here are 10 things you should know about myrna loy. The myrna loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress myrna loy. Subscribe book shop travel with us smartnews history science ingenuity arts. Actress myrna loy went to venice high school as a teenager and later a statue in her honor was placed on the campus. Bronze recasting of the original statue inspiration in front of venice high school. The following year, she received a lifetime achievement award from the kennedy center. Myrna loy, star of silent movies and then hollywood icon still making movies until myrna loy photo by george hurrell the divine myrna loy was born myrna adele williams on august 1905 in helena, montana. Return of the myrna loy statue thanks to extensive fundraising efforts by the venice high school alumni association, a new myrna loy statue is set to come back to the high school. Hopefully there will be two in the family with a star on hollywood blvd soon.
Myrna loy sexy statue of spirituality myrna loy the mgm years hollywood icon collection limited edition signed and numbered photograph my fabulous cousin myrna loy. American composer and author alec wilder described carmichael as the most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazzoriented of all the great craftsmen of pop songs in the first half of the 20th century. They pass a white plaster statue the actress myrna loy, who. If anyone wished to determine whether myrna loy was an introvert, ambivert or extravert, he would be hard pressed to decide.
In his book the american hot rod dean batchelor recounts his time during the war working at lockheed. Trained as a dancer, loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Lobby cards were 11 x 14 posters that came in sets. Warners follows up its the thin man collection from last year with the myrna loy and william powell collection, five romantic comedies that parallel their nick and nora charles series. Titled fountain of education, statue myrna stood in front of her high school for over 70 years. So, i read this book to find out more about myrna loy. All of loy s films were produced in the united states except for that dangerous age 1949, which was produced in great britain.
The original statue inspiration was unveiled on this site in 1922 where it became the symbol of venice high school and the venice community. Ive been a myrna loy fan since i first saw the thin man movies on tv. I was glamorous because of magicians like george j. Loy and powell had great screen chemistry and were paired together in many more films for years to come including libeled lady 1936 and several sequels from the thin man series. I admire myrna loy because she is strong, beautiful, delightful and the perfect everything, but i admire her most of all because she came up the hard way. The only good girl in hollywood retells loys story from an outsiders perspective as well as could be expected, but was a little too distant for me to recommend anything other than immediately buying a copy of myrna loy. In the late 1930s myrna loy was named the queen of hollywood clark gable was named the king. I cant say this bio is overflowing with new information. According to the bronze plaque on the east side of the pedestal, the statues were erected in 1921, which means that myrna loy then named myrna williams was only 16 years old when she posed for the spiritual statue long before she became a celebrity.
The set contains one classic remembered for the wrong reasons, two excellent semiscrewball comedies, one turgid melodrama and another comedy that doesnt. The book is wellwritten and her personality is evident in the writing. She was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of asian descent, but her career prospects improved greatly following. Myrna loy was discovered by rudolph valentino shortly after she left venice high. A look at a statue outside of venice high school, modeled by a young myrna loy. Its the sequence in william wylers the best years of our lives 1946 when fredric march come home to her his wife for good after years serving in the war. Myrna loy was a hollywood superstar of the 1930s and 40s. Myrna changed her last name to loy and the rest was history.
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