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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Sister Ann, Inga Helborg, Edie Royal and 114 more...

    128 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

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

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Angelo Pelligrini, Nemo Rustin, Tony Santos, Father Garcia and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Robert Gray, Alex Stark, Creighton Halliday and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Arthur Wayne, Robert Schumann, Barry Kendall, Newton Ralston and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Dewey Mason, Les Shaw, Chester Ives, Fred Blanchard and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Miss Blaine, Mrs. Wallington, Mert Seaton, Miss Jo and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Kim Ryan, Jim Vessey, Andy Hagen, Mike Elliott and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, Arthur Nicholls, Chris Palmer 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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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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