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Loretta Young

Born As: Gretchen Michaela Young Nick Name: Saint Loretta, Attila the Nun Sex: Female Height: 5' 6" Nationality: US - United States of America Date of Birth: January 6, 1913 Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah Date of Death: August 12, 2000 Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Contact Any Celebrity: Loretta Young - Find Loretta Young contact info here. Loretta Young resources at Alto Celebs Pictures - High quality pictures, posters, wallpapers, and links. Cinema Desktop Themes - Loretta Young - Desktop themes, screensavers, wallpapers, and skins. Loretta Young at EntertainMania - Complete guide to favourite celebs. Any Screensavers - Loretta Young - Collection of screensavers. More Loretta Young links... Click the pictures to buy: Ramona Buy this poster now! Loose Ankles Buy this poster now! Ramona Buy this poster now! Loose Ankles Buy this poster now! more Loretta Young posters ... Quotes: I believe that a life without religion is, truly, an impoverished existence. I believe in the efficacy of prayer and I have a deep and sorrowful sympathy for one who is without faith. I believe our Father answers every prayer - all prayers- with His matchless, inscrutable wisdom, with infinite compassion and with love. I believe in that simple acknowedgment of God's dominion over me and my needs, The Lord's Prayer. I know I must learn and remember every day that because He is in all His creatures, there is something to love in everyone, if I'll just remember to look for it. For if I look, I'll find it. If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters. If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters. I don't know many ambition-ridden people who really enjoy themselves. Even success doesn't seem to still the insatiable, gnawing hunger of their ambition. Ambition is a good gift, but it cannot be all. It is a gift to cherish only in balance with God's other gifts, whether they are tangible or intangible.

Loretta Young Trivia Had an illegitimate daughter by Clark Gable. For years this was covered up in Hollywood, and was presented as an adoption. The daughter's resemblance to both parents is uncanny. Miss Young's return to the screen following convent school came about rather fortuitously. A casting call was sent out by the producers of "Naughty But Nice" for Polly Ann Young. Answering the telephone, the young Gretchen replied that her sister was unavailable and wondered if she herself might substitute. And so she did. It was merely a bit part, but it led to a movie contract and eventual stardom for Loretta Young. Loretta Young's third husband was Academy Award winning clothing and costume designer, Jean Louis. He was well known for designing for the stars at Columbia Studios, Universal and in his own salon in Beverly Hills. His most famous creations included the strapless gown for Rita Hayworth in the film, "Gilda," as well as Marilyn Monroe's white sequined gown she wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy. Jean Louis married Loretta after the death of his first wife, Maggy, who was a personal friend of Loretta for over 50 years. In her posthumously published autobiography, she admitted that her "adopted" daughter, Judy Lewis, was her biological daughter by Clark Gable. She is the mother of singer/songwriter Peter Lewis, a former member of the infamous 1960s rock band Moby Grape.