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Loretta Young: Academy Award
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Loretta Young's third husband was Academy Award winning clothing and costume designer, Jean Louis. He was well known for designing for the stars at Columbia Studios, Universal and in his own salon in Beverly Hills. His most famous creations included the strapless gown for Rita Hayworth in the film, "Gilda," as well as Marilyn Monroe's white sequined gown she wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy. Jean Louis married Loretta after the death of his first wife, Maggy, who was a personal friend of Loretta for over 50 years.
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The Loretta Young Show won various industry awards, including three Emmys for Young as Best Actress. It ... was honored by numerous educational, religious, and civic groups. The series and its star were praised by these groups for promoting family- and community-based ideals in a rapidly changing postwar America.
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In 1993 Young married Jean Louis. An award-winning fashion designer, Louis had designed many of her dresses and was the widower of her good friend. He died in 1997. Young retained her beauty throughout her life. Referring to a photo of Young in the 1998 Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Liz Smith wrote: "At 85, described simply as 'The Face,' she was the most beautiful woman in the entire magazine!" Young died of ovarian cancer in 2000.
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