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Corinne Mae Griffith (November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer and author. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was one of the most popular film actresses of the 1920s and widely considered the most beautiful actress of the silent screen. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Divine Lady.

- August 30, 2019

======================================================================= ======================================================================== 30/08/2019. Corinne Griffith : Actress, producer, author. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born Corinne Mae Griffin, November 21, 1894 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. Died July 13, 1979 (aged 84) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Nationality American Education Sacred Heart Convent Occupation Actress, producer, author Years active 1916–1932 Spouse(s) Webster Campbell (m. 1920; div. 1923) Walter Morosco (m. 1924; div. 1934) George Preston Marshall (m. 1936; div. 1958) Danny Scholl (m. 1965; div. 1965) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1947 film The Farmer's Daughter, and received an Oscar nomination for her role in Come to the Stable in 1949. Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series, The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. The series earned three Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. In the 1980s, Young returned to the small screen and won a Golden Globe for her role in Christmas Eve in 1986.

- August 23, 2019

======================================================================= Loretta Young Film Still --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23/08/2019. Loretta Young- Actress, Television host. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : *Studio portrait of Young, 1940s #Born Gretchen Young January 6, 1913 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. #Died August 12, 2000 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery *Occupation Actress, television host *Years active 1917–1994 #Spouse(s) Grant Withers (m. 1930; annulled 1931) Tom Lewis (m. 1940; div. 1969) Jean Louis (m. 1993; died 1997) #Children Judy Lewis ...