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Letter to Loretta (1953)

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Overview

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes.

Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.

Series Cast

  1. Loretta Young as Self - Host, Carol Brown, Sister Ann, Inga Helborg, Vera Wilson, Edie Royal, Irene Sherwood, Scottie, Peg Lincoln, Yuki Arakawa, Judy Evans, Margo Randall, Rita Cole, Janet Barlow, Sally Webster, Fay Davies, Margaret Hutchins, Laura Macklin, Beth Hammond, Miss Ryan, Sally Hays, Eleanor Stark, Alma, Ellen Morgan, Eve Wayne, Mabel MacAfee, Margaret Underwood, Pam Gates, Lenore Kent, Kim Collet, Countess, Marcy Thorne, Anita Dodd, Felice Minton, Janet Pressman, Kitty Coughlin, Kay Mathews, Catherine Harding, Alva Knox, Penelope Ashley, Nora Halliday, Queen Nefertiti, Susan Parker, Countess Barocci, Augusta Smith, Susan Glover, Ruth Baxter, Dina, Prudence Bixby, Alice Hendricks, Lucy Anderson, Marcella Dawson, Louise Roberts, Kiku Arikawa, Donna Landon, Audrey Curtis, Ellie Winters, Miss Springs, Victor Conrad, Ayesha the Maharani, Jean Kennedy, Penny Blodgett, Gerda Freuling, Suzie James, Betty Rogers, Janet Forbes, Linda Perkins, Barbara Devon, Cora Skinner, Lynn Roth, Jenny, Amanda Seaton, Paula, Peggy Simms / Miss Connally, Thelma Brown, Ethel Morris, Nancy Hamilton, Muriel Vail, Judge Lila Brighton, Harriet Sands, Norma Hutton, Taka, Katharine, Madeliene Vanderhoff, Dr. Juliet, Ruth Handley / Rosalie Simms, Charlotte Bronte, Harriet Patton, Helen Talbot, Norma Kelvin, Amy Stewart, Janice Hite, Katherine Ward, Sadie - Coffee Shop Waitress, Karima, Jane Seaton, Alison Ives, Elizabeth Collier, Helen Seaton, Mary Bertch, Betty Taylor, Kiyoshi, Madge Mason, Teddy Butler, Amy, Alice Ward, Isobel DeHavilland, Sylvia, Gretchen Brock-Miller, Audrey Dickerson, Elizabeth Stacey, Irene Dodds, Self - Hostess, Martha, Susan Stevens - Stepmother, Kathy Ames, Grace Hart, Maria Gordella, Susan Franklin, Polly Fry, Allison Bainworth, Connie Van, Margaret Channing, and Audrey - a teacher

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Carol Brown, Sister Ann, Inga Helborg and 120 more...

    141 Episodes

  2. Kitty Kelly as Mrs. Foley, Gloria Schumaker, Marie, Maid, Edith, Suzanne, Amy, Mrs. Engstrom, Secretary, and Nurse

    Kitty Kelly

    Mrs. Foley, Gloria Schumaker, Marie, Maid and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

  3. Ricardo Montalban as Self - Guest Host / Gino, Angelo Pelligrini, Frank, Tony Santos, Father Garcia, Joe Martinez, Father William Gomez, Nemo Rustin, and Frank Montclair

    Ricardo Montalban

    Self - Guest Host / Gino, Angelo Pelligrini, Frank, Tony Santos and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

  4. John Newland as Jim Macklin, Victor Conrad, Peter Lord, Alex Stark, Robert Gray, Creighton Halliday, Paul Barbour, and Henry Underwood

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Victor Conrad, Peter Lord, Alex Stark and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

  5. George Nader as Steve Baxter, Newton Ralston, Barry Kendall, Keith Warren, Charles Diebold, Robert Schumann, Arthur Wayne, and Austin Granger

    George Nader

    Steve Baxter, Newton Ralston, Barry Kendall, Keith Warren and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

  6. Dabbs Greer as Chester Ives, Fred Blanchard, Dentist, Dewey Mason, Dr. Merrill, Les Shaw, Walter Harrison, and Dr. Baker

    Dabbs Greer

    Chester Ives, Fred Blanchard, Dentist, Dewey Mason and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

  7. Mabel Albertson as Edna Hardish, Miss Jo, Mert Seaton, Miss Blaine, Mrs. Wallington, and Babs

    Mabel Albertson

    Edna Hardish, Miss Jo, Mert Seaton, Miss Blaine and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  8. Jock Mahoney as Jim Vessey, Andy Hagen, Kim Ryan, Ernie McNally, Mike Elliott, and Dan O'Hara

    Jock Mahoney

    Jim Vessey, Andy Hagen, Kim Ryan, Ernie McNally and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  9. Hugh Beaumont as Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, Arthur Nicholls, Rev. Bell, and Chris Palmer

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, Arthur Nicholls, Rev. Bell and 1 more...

    6 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 8

1960 • 31 Episodes

Season 8 of Letter to Loretta premiered on September 18, 1960.

Not in Our Stars

(8x31, June 4, 1961) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Original Language English

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