Description

Right from the start, Myrna Loyis display picture conjured secret, a feeling of anything withheld. "Who's she?" was a problem presented in the very first enthusiast journal report printed about her in 1925. This first-ever biography of the advanced and wry actor most widely known for her role as Nora Charles, spouse to dapper investigator William Powell in The Thin Man, provides an unparalleled snapshot of her life and an exceptional film career that spanned six years. Starting with Loy's rough-and-tumble childhood in Montana, the guide requires us to L A in the 1920s, where Loy's impressive looks caught the attention of Valentino, through the silent and early sound period to her movies of the thirties, when Loy became a high box-office draw, and to her strong post-World-War II occupation.