Myrna Loy was an American film, television, and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style.
Loy in 1941
Loy (left) at age six, standing on her grandmother's porch in Helena, Montana, with her cousin Laura Belle Wilder (1911)
Loy modeled for the central figure in Harry Fielding Winebrenner's Fountain of Education, a sculpture at Venice High School in Los Angeles (1922)
In its September 1925 issue, Motion Picture featured two Henry Waxman photographs of Loy, costumed by Adrian, as she appeared in What Price Beauty?.
Eugene Willford "Gene" Markey was an American writer, producer, and screenwriter. During World War II, he served in the US Navy, reaching the rank of Rear Admiral and becoming a highly decorated offic
Myrna Loy
…helped run a Naval Auxiliary canteen and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts. Around 1945, Loy began dating producer and screenwriter Gene Markey, who had previously been married to actresses Joan Bennett and Hedy Lamarr. The two were married in a private ceremony on January 3, 1946, at the chapel…
Hedy Lamarr and Gene Markey, 1939
Gene Markey and Joan Bennett, 1933