Glamorous Facts About Myrna Loy, The Queen Of Hollywood
Glamorous Facts About Myrna Loy, The Queen Of Hollywood For a time in the 1930s, Myrna Loy was the biggest star in cinema. Dubbed “The Queen of Hollywood,” she ruled the box office and the big screen with her dark charms. Yet when the cameras stopped rolling, Loy’s life was anything but a fairy tale. Here are 42 facts about the glamorous Myrna Loy. 1. Myrna Lisa Smile Like so many Old Hollywood stars, the name “Myrna Loy” was actually a stage name; Loy’s real full name was Myrna Adele Williams. When she first started acting, her friends in Tinseltown thought her birth name was too plain for her striking face. They initially suggested the heavy-handed “Myrna Lisa” before wisely going with “Myrna Loy.” Wikimedia Commons 2. A Doctor’s Dream One of Loy’s trademarks was her pert, upturned nose. Film critics called it “a wonder of nature” and “a plastic surgeon’s paragon.” In the 1930s, scores of young women begged their doctors to give them Loy’s profile. Wikimedia Commons 3. Men Must...