Myrna Loy tribute by Julianne Moore from TCM

[MsGinger92]

What a truly amazing woman! It's to bad that it took them so long to finally give her the award that she should have had many many years before. I love her so much, such a wonderful woman. I want to be just like her. Thank you so very much for sharing.

Ginger

[Chris341976]

Myrna only liked the spotlight when the cameras were rolling, preferring nights at home with her Mother and brother.

Again, not a attention seeker for public star approval. Another learning lesson. A private person as it should be.

[Chris341976]

Now, does that sound like a modern far-left liberal democrat in today's Hollywood. I admire her convictions. A lesson to be learned for today's film makers and i bet she was not the only one who thought like this.

[Chris341976]

That’s it—boring! It just doesn’t amuse me; I’m not a voyeur, I guess. Not that the truth they’ve been telling isn’t wonderful, because it is; but they have sacrificed too many good elements to that. And there’s nothing like a four-letter word when you need it, but you don’t need it in every sentence.”

— Myrna Loy, Being and Becoming

[Chris341976]

“Where sex is concerned, the double entendre, the ambiguity, it seems to me, is much more effective than being too explicit. This is something the moviemakers don’t seem to understand today. In “The Thin Man” series, Bill and I were required by code to sleep in twin beds, yet those scenes had more sophisticated “sex” than anything I see now. …

Nudity is beautiful when essential to a picture, but not when it’s used for gratuitous titillation. Most of the current pornography is boring.

[Chris341976]

In fact i can still go on. Most stars were very patriotic back then and even signed up for service. Today, most hate war even if it is justified war and some even call past wars racist. These sound like radicals to me and not patriots what so ever. This is not the same Hollywood that it was many decades ago. I can still respect the stars for there talents but there ideologies are another story.

[Chris341976]

It is interesting to note that one can be a conservative democrat holding to the ideals that JFK would have. I think Loy was more that and not a far-left lady at all.

[Chris341976]

sides from the more traditional JFK liberal types to the progressive left that fought against our WWII folks and traditional America. Then they bleed into academia and entertainment then politics. Interesting to note our national test scores started to falter soon after that. Makes one wonder what happen to the good old US. What did she hate about Reagan? He was not perfect, i agree. I am sure she thinks communism stinks to. The Red Cross is great and i do not tolerate discrimination period.

[FlaxenHairedBeauty]

She never went to acting school? That just proves she had true talent. Not to mention being beautiful and smart. ♥ :)

[thames1978]

Most of the major Hollywood celebrities back then were republicans..Myrna Loy was one of the best actresses and one of the few who's awed by her peers but because of her standout and independence, never awarded with an Oscar imo..nowadays almost all Hollywood is democrat..but Loy was a Democrat from an era when being Democrat was immediately sidelined. she battled with McCarthyism, with Reagan, became 1st UN film star, worked with Red Cross, was very active against discrimination..kudos Ms.Loy

[Chris341976]

@thames1978 True but beck then even democrats were considered by today's standards more conservative. Back then celebrities showed more respect for one another in spite of there politics. There is a photo of Loy, Colbert and someone else and i have no doubts they had respect for each other. No a days, if you are conservative in Hollywood we are thrown to the wolves. But again most were conservative, the farther left radical came out of the wood works after the 60s during which liberals split

[Ypipable]

Your are the best hand on the ship!

[Ypipable]

I agree with you. You're are a very good compliment to the team.

[myrnaloysboy]

I think Myrna Loy would have adored Julianne Moore.

[margaritasalt1]

I love this tribute to Myrna Loy. I can not believe she was never nominated for an oscar. I love thoes Thin Man movies. So funny. Myrna and William Powell had great chemistry!

[margaritasalt1]

How I love this tribute to Myrna Loy. I can not believe she was never nominated for an oscar. Thies Thin Man movies wit Wlliam Powell are so great. She had great chemisty with Powell.

[blowupyes]

This is an adorable tribute! Props to Julianne.

[ninjasarah96]

Which movie is she in with Melvyn Douglas?

[myrnaloysboy]

@ninjasarah96 Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

[svee00]

im reading her book right now. she truly had the best lifespan i mean she went from sounless movies to movies with sound and from black in white to color and think about all the things she was around to see like ww1 and two. got to see african americans get their rights. watergate the great deppression and the roaring 20s. i wish i lived back then when people had class/ im only 16 and i think she is just great

[ClassicMovieClub]

I love the end Julianne is so sweet Mryna is classic. Two great actresses

[ninjasarah96]

What's the movie at the beginning when Myrna is playing with her gum?

[myrnaloysboy]

@ninjasarah96 I think it is - Third Finger, Left Hand.

[morchie717]

I think she is so underrated, She was really beautiful and a great actress, and as someone mentioned....timeless as well.

[myrnaloysboy]

Myrna Loy was more Welsh than Scottish!

[je0rowe]

Oh it's just so lovely to hear contemporary actors acknowledging those studio era actors that have inspired them. Really touching!

[RMS1103]

She was one of the greatest stars who ever lived. An absolute delight.

[AdorableFlapper36]

Does anybody know whats the name of the movie at 4:34?

[myrnaloysboy]

Its difficult to judge - its definately not a William Powell Myrna Loy film. Could be from the very early 1930s

[myrnaloysboy]

Unlike other Hollywood Actresses of the 1930s, Myrna is completely timeless. Not many of them achieved that.

[RandiSierra]

Yeah she's magical. Enchanting and mesmerizing.

First rate sense of humor. Diplomatic, charming, fun, sexy, sweet, flirty, intelligent, pure class and refinement, etc. all in one. Adoreable!

Wish I could have seen those beautiful sapphire eyes.

[myrnaloysboy]

You said it all. God bless Miss Loy

[swudanst]

Myrna Loy , exotic and very classic style. women are not made like that anymore, now they are artificially UN-classic.

[ClassicMovieClub]

I Love Myrna Loy! great tribute!

[okbuprof]

Julianne Moore ... one of our best. A wonderful tribute.

[raininmyst]

Julianne Moore seemed to be really into this tribute, unlike others I have seen where it sounds like they are reading from a script. This is my fav out off of the TCM tributes. Second one would be Liza Minnelli and her father. I really respect Myrna Loy because not only was she a great actress but did a lot of charity work. And I also just read on Wikipedia that she championed for the rights for black actors. RIP Myrna!

[Chris341976]

@raininmyst Loy is a cool cat for fighting for those rights. You go! Lovely Lad.

[kronoscorvinus]

She was also very political and belittled her acting achievements ever chance she got. A life long Democrat, she once abrubtly exited a dinner party because she couldn't stand to be in the same room as Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

As if you needed anymore reason to adore her!!

[StellianAriolus]

What did the Reagans say or do to upset her?

[Chris341976]

@kronoscorvinus Claudette Colbert was a registered Republican so what is your point? We should not allow our admiration of celebrities get to the point were things become personal. That is practically Idol worship. I mean there are several famous people i like but what ever they believe or how they live there lives, i could care less about. As long as there lives do not influence and alter others. People are just people and money with popularity does not make them more important then us.

[kicsinyuszi]

wonderful! for some reason it made me tear up...

[mocl3]

wonderful tribute to a wonderful lady! Myrna is a inimitable! women like her don't exist anymore.

[GEVMM]

Myrna Loy is awesome.

[SatiricalTruth]

Very touching tribute, thank you.

[saveangel]

I love these tcm tributes.

[vivlingdarling]

she's my new hero. yay myrna loy!

[celluloidcity]

myrna is so fabulous, i adore her, and i love julianne. this is one of my favorite tributes on tcm!!

[poeticjournalism]

wow, she was fucking GORGEOUS!

[NoirFemme]

Wonderful! I love Myrna!

[globalman]

Thank you so much for this. Amazing to find so much of Myrna here. I never saw/heard this tribute as I have lived outside USA many years. I met Myrna in 1961, I was 14. We remained friends until the end. We wrote or spoke on the phone. She was a wonderful intelligent woman as well as beautiful and talented. Her Oscar....too little too late. Hollywood's revenge on her for not playing the Hollywood game and for being an individual. Plus, fighting USA fascism and McCarthy after WWII. Love you Myrna

[myrnaloysboy]

I couldn't agree more. I wrote to Julianne Moore this week to personally thank her. Major brownie points miss moore! xxx

[classicmovies11]

Love Myrna Loy... God Bless her.

[merrymyrna]

Myrna was an absolutely amazing woman and my role model. What a lovely tribute, thank you for posting.

[myrnaloysboy]

hear here!

[IngridBergmanRocked]

I truly adore Myrna & William!!!!!!!!

What class, what wit, what poise...she was the tops.

Thanks:)!

[filmfreak491]

I love this. Myrna Loy is my current obsession. Ive just finished reading her autobiography. She's so beautiful! Julianne Moore is so going into my good books now.

[winkieandleah]

What is the name of the biography

[filmfreak491]

It's called Being and Becoming. She did it in collaboration with another biographer/writer but it's all done in her point of view and there are little excerts from other ppl and their opinions of her.

[AdorableFlapper36]

where did you get the biography at, filmfreak491? Cuz I've been looking for it for months and its out of print. I really would love to read it. :)

[filmfreak491]

i asked the library to get it for me as an interloan coz it wasnt available locally. They just sent it in from a bigger library outside my town so perhaps the book can be ordered in for you. Theres also usually a small feefor this, like $5.

[AdorableFlapper36]

i see. i'll have to try that. thank you.

[myrnaloysboy]

Its quite expensive and out of print.

[LadyEmmaHamilton]

I found mine on Amazon... it was in good condition and not that expensive.

[myrnaloysboy]

Well done Julianna Moore, major brownie points for you madam.

[thekingofcarryon]

Interesting how Julianne Moore says, Myrna is of Scottish / Welsh decent. Personally, I would have said Myrna was more Welsh than Scottish, especially if you read Myrna's book.

[BornYesterday0126]

Hey do you have the Lauren Bacall and Debbie Reynolds tributes?

[asw88]

No I don't have those. I wish I did!

[thekingofcarryon]

Oh by the way I love the shot of Myrna @ 4:15 very MGM

[thekingofcarryon]

I have to say Julianne Moore has gone up in my estimations BIG TIME!!!!!! God Bless you Miss Moore and thank you.

[TheThinWoman]

thanks for uploading. 5 stars!

[countrygirltori]

I actually think this is the best tribute on TCM. I've seen a lot of them and this is my favorite.

[TheProfaneAngel]

I so love Myrna!

[outinsider]

I had no idea that Myrna Loy played the exotic annd was dedicated to charity work.

[thekingofcarryon]

Special, incredible, adorable! Thank you for posting. I´d love to have danced with Myrna too!