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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Inga Helborg, Sister Ann, Irene Sherwood and 115 more...

    130 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Gloria Schumaker, Maid, Marie, Secretary and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Father William Gomez, Tony Santos, Frank, Joe Martinez and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Henry Underwood, Robert Gray, Alex Stark and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Austin Granger, Robert Schumann, Charles Diebold, Barry Kendall and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Walter Harrison, Dr. Baker, Dewey Mason, Chester Ives and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

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

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Jim Vessey, Dan O'Hara, Ernie McNally, Mike Elliott and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

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