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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Inga Helborg, Sister Ann, Vera Wilson and 118 more...

    133 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Mrs. Foley, Marie, Mrs. Engstrom, Nurse and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Angelo Pelligrini, Father Garcia, Nemo Rustin, Frank and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Robert Gray, Henry Underwood, Creighton Halliday and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Newton Ralston, Arthur Wayne, Steve Baxter, Robert Schumann and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Chester Ives, Les Shaw, Walter Harrison, Fred Blanchard and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Miss Jo, Miss Blaine, Babs, Mert Seaton and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Andy Hagen, Ernie McNally, Mike Elliott, Jim Vessey and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Arthur Nicholls, Henry Preston, 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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Original Language English

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