Loretta Young

Loretta Young (1913–2000) was an American film and television actress whose career spanned silent films, Hollywood features, and a long-running television anthology series. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Farmer’s Daughter.

The Farmer’s Daughter: A 1947 American comedy-drama film starring Loretta Young as a Swedish-American farmhand who enters politics. Young won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Katie Holstrom.
Silent film: A motion picture made without synchronized recorded dialogue, dominant before the widespread adoption of sound cinema. Young began appearing in films during Hollywood’s silent era.
Cary Grant: A British-American actor known for sophisticated comic roles in classic Hollywood films. Grant co-starred with Young in The Bishop’s Wife.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An annual award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a leading female film performance. Young won the award in 1948 for The Farmer’s Daughter.
The Bishop’s Wife: A 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. Young played Julia Brougham in one of her best-known postwar films.
First National Pictures: An American film production and distribution company that became part of Warner Bros. in 1928. Young signed with First National as a teenager and appeared in its films.
David Niven: A British actor known for his urbane screen persona and roles in films including The Bishop’s Wife. Niven played the bishop opposite Young in The Bishop’s Wife.
Golden Globe Awards: Annual American awards recognizing achievements in film and television. Young received Golden Globe recognition for her television anthology series.
The Loretta Young Show: An American television anthology series hosted by and starring Loretta Young from 1953 to 1961. The series became the defining television project of Young’s career.
Mervyn LeRoy: An American film director and producer whose work included Little Caesar and The Wizard of Oz. LeRoy directed Young in several early films, including The White Parade.

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Jane WymanRelated: Young presented Wyman with the Academy Award for Johnny Belinda.