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Myrna Loy

1905 - 1993

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Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) 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. Born in Helena, Montana, Loy was raised in rural Radersburg and Helena during her early childhood, before relocating to Los Angeles with her mother in her early adolescence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Myrna Loy has received more than 4,723,765 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Myrna Loy is the 1,339th most popular actor (down from 1,258th in 2019), the 2,321st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,239th in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Actor.

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  • 56.78

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  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Myrna Loy ranks 1,339 out of 13,578. Before her are Henry Silva, Vinnie Jones, Peter Graves, Shannen Doherty, Emma Stone, and Nora Miao. After her are Don Taylor, Michael Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Marisa Mell, Annette Stroyberg, and Hibari Misora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Myrna Loy ranks 92. Before her are Banine, Pierre Levegh, Ludwig Fischer, Gerhard Klopfer, Jean-Marie Villot, and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. After her are Mikio Naruse, Jigme Wangchuck, Pierre Klossowski, Jacinto Quincoces, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, and George Kelly. Among people deceased in 1993, Myrna Loy ranks 73. Before her are Nina Berberova, C. Northcote Parkinson, Meliton Kantaria, Kenneth E. Boulding, Desanka Maksimović, and Salah Jadid. After her are John Connally, Maurice Yaméogo, Ishirō Honda, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Matthew Ridgway, and Héctor Lavoe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Myrna Loy ranks 2,321 out of 20,380. Before her are Peter Graves (1926), Shannen Doherty (1971), Leland Stanford (1824), Emma Stone (1988), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), and Marshall Sahlins (1930). After her are Steve Vai (1960), Louis E. Brus (1943), Martin Chalfie (1947), Kenny Loggins (1948), Don Taylor (1920), and Philly Joe Jones (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Myrna Loy ranks 631. Before her are Lionel Barrymore (1878), David Strathairn (1949), Henry Silva (1928), Peter Graves (1926), Shannen Doherty (1971), and Emma Stone (1988). After her are Don Taylor (1920), Danny Kaye (1911), Allison Janney (1959), Nancy Allen (1950), Bridget Fonda (1964), and Frank Stallone (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Dec 25o 19467.8 / 10
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Muriel Blandings
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Mar 25o 19487.006 / 10