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Myrna Loy Facts
| Sign | Leo |
| Born |
Aug 2, 1905 Radersburg, MT |
| Died |
Dec 14, 1993 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 88 |
| Total Facts | 55 |
Turned down the role of Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934). Claudette Colbert was given the part and went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.
Underwent two mastectomies after being diagnosed with breast cancer twice.
Was a member of New York's St. Paul's Methodist Church (later known as the United Methodist Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew).
Was supposedly the favorite star of famed outlaw John Dillinger. He came out of hiding to see Manhattan Melodrama (1934), in which she starred, and was gunned down by police upon leaving the theater.
When her father was travelling by train in early 1905, he went through a small station called 'Myrna' - he eventually named her after that station.