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Loretta Young
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Gretchen Michaela Young
January 6, 1913 |
| Died | August 12, 2000 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Grant Withers (m.1930–1931; annulled) Tom Lewis (m.1940–1969; divorced) Jean Louis (m.1993–1997; his death) |
| Children | Judith Young (w/Gable) (1935–2011) Christopher Lewis (b. 1944) Peter Lewis (b. 1945) |
Loretta Young (born Gretchen Michaela Young, January 6, 1913 - August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Young was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California when she was three. Her sisters were actresses Polly Ann Young (1908-1997) and Sally Blane (1910-1997).
Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Farmer's Daughter. She won three Emmy Awards in the 1950s and a Golden Globe Award in 1986.
She was a devout Roman Catholic. She died of ovarian cancer in Los Angeles.
Images for kids
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From the trailer for Cause for Alarm! (1951)
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Young in 1938