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Loretta Young Show |
September 20, 1953 - September 10, 1961
NBC Dramatic Anthology
Hostess/Star:
Loretta Young
The Loretta Young Show's trademark was the dramatic
entrance Miss Young made at the beginning of each episode.
She would come sweeping through a doorway with her full-
skirted dress swirling around her and move into the
center of the room to introduce the evening's play.
Equally distinctive was the program's close, when she
would return and read a few lines of poetry or a passage
from the Bible that amplified or restated the message of
the play just telecast. Miss Young starred in over half
the plays aired during the series' eight-season run,
playing everything from nuns to housewives. The periods
and locations varied, the story may have been serious,
amusing, or touching, but all were uplifting.
When this series premiered it was titled "Letter to Loretta."
All of the stories were done as responses to letters that
she had received. She would read a letter at the beginning
of each show and then star in the dramatized answer.
Although the title was changed to "The Loretta Young Show"
on February 14, 1954, this format was retained through the
first two seasons. At the start of the 1955-1956 season
the series became a straight dramatic show and the letter
concept was dropped. Miss Young also cut back her starring
appearances to roughly half of each year's episodes.
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By Des Martin
Loretta Young
From The Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Loretta Young Show
From The Internet Movie Database
The Loretta Young Show
From The Museum of Broadcast Communications
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