14 Quotes & Sayings By Loretta Young

Born in San Diego, California, in 1914, Loretta Young was one of the world's most popular and enduring movie stars in the 1930s and 1940s. She made her debut in "Men Are Like That," a 1935 film directed by David Butler; she played the part of a young widow whose husband (played by Frank Morgan) dies in a train accident. The following year, Young played the role of a young girl who is accidentally involved in a murder in "The Farmer Takes a Wife." In 1938 she began her career as a dramatic actress by co-starring with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in "Gone with the Wind," a film that became one of the biggest box office successes up to that time. Young received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Scarlett O'Hara Read more

In 1939, Young starred with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in "Bringing Up Baby," a comedy directed by Howard Hawks. In 1941 Young starred with Spencer Tracy and Marie Dressler in "Night Must Fall," which was directed by Wallace Fox. The following year she co-starred with Spencer Tracy and Gene Tierney in "Captains Courageous," directed by Cecil B.

DeMille. In 1943 she starred with John Garfield and Charles Laughton in "The More the Merrier," directed by George Stevens. Over the years Young won five Academy Awards: Best Actress for "Gone With The Wind" (1939), "A Place in the Sun" (1951), and "The Heiress" (1957); Best Supporting Actress for "A Place In The Sun" (1951) and Best Actress for "Harriet Craig" (1950).

Her last film was "Canyon Passage" starring Rosalind Russell, Paul Newman, Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Sean Connery, Red Buttons, Art Carney, Jack Elam, Suzanne Pleshette and Robert Sterling.

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If you have enthusiasm you have a very dynamic effective companion to travel with you on the road to somewhere. Loretta Young
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Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners. Loretta Young
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I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. Loretta Young
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In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that's what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true. Loretta Young
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Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you. Loretta Young
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Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another. Loretta Young
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I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself. Loretta Young
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Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character. Loretta Young
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If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere. Loretta Young
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There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful. Loretta Young
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Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home. Loretta Young
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I can't imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What's a home and family for if it's not the center of one's life? Loretta Young
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A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself. Loretta Young