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Myrna Loy: William Powell
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In 1947, John Huston, William Wyler, and Myrna Loy were among those who helped form the Committee for the First Amendment. The political action group was formed to present opposing views and help blunt the growing power of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and offer public support to the blacklisted Hollywood Ten. (The HUAC hearings set out to expose and root out Communists from positions of power and particularly those in the entertainment industry.)
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Anyway, Myrna Loy remains one of Hollywood’s most beloved legends. Her pairings with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and of course William Powell are just as entertaining to watch seven decades later after their initial releases.
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Love Crazy (1941): Myrna Loy joins Powell for a certifiably loony romp that showcases both stars at their madcap best. They play Susan and Steve Ireland, a happily married couple who let a series of complications during their 4th anniversary celebration put the kibosh on their wedded bliss. Susan files for divorce, and Steve opts to halt the proceedings by feigning insanity, even if it means playing 'horsie' with a gardener's rake or posing in drag as his own sister. If you're looking for screw loose screwball comedy, this is it.
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The actress Myrna Loy was born as Myrna Adele Williams in Montana. When her family moved to Los Angeles, she attended the Westlake School for Girls where she discovered her interest for acting.
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Beginning in 1925, Myrna Williams took the stage name Myrna Loy and was cast in her first film. The budding young actress was ready to take the silver screen by storm. She became a famous actress for Warner Brothers Studio, playing the leading roles in some of its feature films. A number of the movies she starred in were silent films. Later, she was cast in “talkies,” or films with sound.
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Myrna Loy and William Powell were one of Hollywood's best-matched screen teams, with the chemistry fairly bubbling in their scenes together, as this Warner treasure trove boxed set shows. Audiences in the '30s and '40s delighted in the fact that Loy's urbane sophisticate characters could match Powell's quip for quip, martini for martini.
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