The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
"Letter to Loretta" (original title)

A drama anthology series hosted by actress Loretta Young. In addition to hosting the seres, she played the lead in various episodes.

Stars:

Loretta Young, John Milton Kennedy, Robert Foulk

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Loretta Young	...	Herself-Hostess (216 episodes, 1953-1961)

Storyline

A drama anthology series hosted by actress Loretta Young. In addition to hosting the seres, she played the lead in various episodes.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Loretta Young Theatre

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lewislor Productions, Toreto Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1972, Loretta Young sued NBC for violating her contract in allowing reruns of 'Letter to Loretta (1953)' (better known as Loretta Young) to be shown, wherein audiences might have ridiculed her gowns and hairstyles, which were by then 10 or even 20 years out of date. The court awarded her more than a half-million dollars.

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Connections

Spoofed in Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)

User Reviews

Enjoy watching "Loretta" again

I am so happy to have been able to "connect" with Loretta Young again. One of our Christian TV channels has been showing the episodes and it has brought back happy memories from my childhood. I so enjoy her commentaries before and after the shows. I recently purchased the 3 DVD set of "Letters to Loretta" and have really been enjoying them. Now that I understand there is a biography written by her daughter, I want to read that, too. I have tried to find out information on her gowns because they seemed so beautiful, as it would be fun to see what they looked like in color. I haven't had much luck. Perhaps the biography will contain pictures of some of them?