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Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actress.
Early life
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah as Gretchen Young (she took the name Michaela at confirmation), she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was three years old. Her mother, a Catholic convert, left her unfaithful husband and headed West. Loretta and her sisters, Polly Ann Young and Elizabeth Jane Young (screen name Sally Blane), worked as child actresses, of which Loretta was the most successful. Young's first role was at the of age 3 in the silent film The Primrose Ring. The movie's star, Mae Murray, so fell in love with little Gretchen that she wanted to adopt her. Although her mother declined, Gretchen was allowed to live with Murray for two years. Her half-sister Georgiana (daughter of her mother and stepfather George Belzer) eventually married actor Ricardo Montalban.
Career
She was billed as "Gretchen Young" in the 1917 film, "Sirens of the Sea". It wasn't until 1928 that she was first billed as "Loretta Young", in The Whip Woman. The next year, she was anointed one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. More on [ Loretta Young ]
Academy Awards Best Actress
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