Stage Name: Loretta Young, AKA Gretchen Young
Birth Name: Gretchen Michaela Young
Occupation: Stage, Movie, Television Actress /Pinup Model
Years Active: 1917–2000
Notable Works: Loretta Young won a Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for her 1947 performance in The Farmers Daughter and her television show Letter to Loretta ran on prime time NBC for 8 years and garnered 3 Emmy Awards. She worked her whole life and her film legacy is huge, my personal favorite is The Bishop’s Wife (also 1947), I watch it every December.
Date/Place Birth: January 6, 1913(1913-01-06); Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
Date/Death/Cause: While home of her half-sister, Georgiana Montalban in Santa Monica, California on August 12, 2000 Loretta passed away from ovarian cancer; her ashes were buried at the family plot in the grave of her mother, Gladys Belzer in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S.A.
Spouse(s) & Children:actor Grant Withers (1930–1931 annulled); (1935 she gave birth out of wedlock to Clark Gable's daughter, who became known as Judy Lewis); producer Tom Lewis (1940–1969) they had two sons, Peter Lewis (of the legendary San Francisco rock band Moby Grape), and Christopher, a film director; costume/fashion designer Jean Louis (1993–1997 his death)
Short Biography: Born Gretchen Michaela Young in Salt Lake City Utah 1913 this lovely lady acted in her first movie at the tender age of three and would continue on to give the worlds viewing public more than 7 decades of movie and television entertainment and raised three talented successful children as well; working hard over her lifetime she gave more than 250 film performances and appeared on more than 300 television programs who could ask for more… In 1987 A&E's popular program "Biography" summed up that Loretta Young "remains a symbol of beauty, serenity, and grace. But behind the glamour and stardom is a woman of substance whose true beauty lies in her dedication to her family, her faith, and her quest to live life with a purpose." If you would like some of the biographical details of this rich life the mini biographies at IMDb are quite good.