Myrna Loy (1905-1993), American actress Finish:Rolled 28th July 1813 (1819)

28th July 1813 (1819)

Fish porters at Billingsgate Market

'Muscicapa fusca'

The setting is a theatre and the curtain is just about to rise

Myrna Loy (1905-1993), American actress Finish:Rolled 28th July 1813 (1819)Myrna Loy (1905 1993), American actress, 20th century. Signed photograph. Loy began her career playing bit parts in movies, among them the silent version of Ben Hur (1926). She got her big break when she was cast in The Thin Man (1934), based on American writer Dashiell Hammett's novel. Her husband and wife sleuthing team with William Powell proved hugely popular and led to several sequels, and to her pairing with Powell in other films. In a 1936 poll