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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Sister Ann, Inga Helborg, Edie Royal and 115 more...

    130 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Edith, Mrs. Engstrom, Nurse, Gloria Schumaker and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Father William Gomez, Frank Montclair, Angelo Pelligrini, Joe Martinez and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

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

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Keith Warren, Charles Diebold, Arthur Wayne, Robert Schumann and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Fred Blanchard, Dewey Mason, Chester Ives, Dr. Baker and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Miss Jo, Miss Blaine, Mrs. Wallington, Edna Hardish and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

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

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, Rev. Bell, 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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