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The divine Myrna and Skippy in their most famous roles as Nora Charles and Asta read more

“The Thin Man” is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. Nick is a hard-drinking retired detective and Nora a wealthy heiress. Their dog, the wi read more

Myrna was a stunning actress  whose career spanned over 50 years. She was known for playing head strong but loving society ladies, such as, in 'The Thin Man' (1934) and 'Libeled Lady' (1936). I first fell in love with her while watching a Cary Grant marathon. Instead of focusing on Cary, I spen read more

Myrna was a stunning actress  whose career spanned over 50 years. She was known for playing head strong but loving society ladies, such as, in 'The Thin Man' (1934) and 'Libeled Lady' (1936). I first fell in love with her while watching a Cary Grant marathon. Instead of focusing on Cary, I spen read more

Hobbies: Sculpturing and dancing. One of a handful of great movie stars never nominated for an acting Oscar, she received an honorary Academy Award in 1991. Loy's last film was also the last for Henry Fonda, TV drama... Summer Solstice(1981). In 1937, Myrna had a narrow escape when her ho read more

Thanks to everyone who made Day One such a great success!  Now it’s on to DAY TWO! I could gush on and on about Day Two star Myrna Loy, but I would just as soon save my ramblings for another time and get you to what you came here for … bloggers!  So let’s say we get Day Two starte read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Myrna Loy, born today, August  2 in 1905! Supportive yet stern; attractive yet approachable; intelligent yet playful. What am I talking about here? Well, if you guessed the perfect wife, then you would be correct because I am talking about our birthday girl, read more

My girl Myrna is in the spotlight today! read more

Myrna Loy: August 2 on TCM This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Michael at Scribe Hard On Film and Jill at Sittin' On A Backyard Fence. On August 2nd TCM honors legendary actress Myrna Loy with a full day of her films. Here is a showcase of read more

“Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming.” Today is Myrna Loy day on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).  This would have been her 107th birthday and I can’t resist jumping on the blogging  bandwagon and dedicating a post to the Hollywood legend.  I watched a few read more

Personal Quote: On her work with William Powell: "I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and, above all, a true gentleman". read more

In "Thirteen Women" (1932), Myrna Loy is Ursula Georgi, a beautiful but mysterious mixed-race woman who uses hypnosis, astrology and an exploding toy ball to rid herself of the wealthy schoolmates who ostracized her because of her lineage. "My eyes are up here, sport." Talk about carrying a grud read more

At the risk of exposing a dark secret self to my readers, I’m going to reference Star Trek, The Next Generation. That’s right. We’ll get to Myrna Loy in two shakes, so bear with me. So, there’s this STNG episode about a female alien (in the usual tin-foil jumpsuit) who morphs her persona to read more

I have never heard anyone speak harshly of Myrna Loy. In fact, just the mere mention of her name elicits such a positive response it is hard not to crack a smile. My first encounter with Myrna’s films was her work with Cary Grant in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer and Mr. Blandings Builds His read more

The sweet and beautiful Myrna with her little friend read more

For many years, 1934's The Thin Man has been one of my favorite films.  There is a lot to love about it.  First, as the daughter of a police officer, I have practically been raised on mysteries in print and on film.  Thin Man is both.  It was based on a novel by the talented Dash read more

You may recall that when I made Myrna Loy the Star of the Week a few weeks ago, I discovered mid-week that there was to be a new biography, in fact the only biography ever written about Myrna Loy (aside from her own autobiography, Being and Becoming). This was a monumental coincidence, and I found read more

To close this week’s Star of the Week segment, here is a picture tribute to the divine Myrna. Thanks for reading! read more

Checking up on TCM this evening, it came to my attention that Backlots’ Star of the Week Myrna Loy is in the news. Biographer Emily W. Leider has written the very first book about Loy’s life, entitled Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood, and slated to hit the bookshelves later t read more

I’m going to need to work out my blog posting schedule in the wake of my new job, because I’m exhausted after work and feel like I haven’t posted in forever, which makes me feel really inadequate. In truth, it’s only been 2 days, but I still feel like I should be posting mo read more