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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Carol Brown, Inga Helborg, Sister Ann and 119 more...

    140 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

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

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Joe Martinez, Frank Montclair, Angelo Pelligrini, Tony Santos and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Robert Gray, Paul Barbour, Peter Lord and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Barry Kendall, Keith Warren, Austin Granger, Arthur Wayne and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Dr. Baker, Dewey Mason, Fred Blanchard, Dentist and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Mrs. Wallington, Edna Hardish, Babs, Mert Seaton and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Kim Ryan, Jim Vessey, Dan O'Hara, Andy Hagen and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Chris Palmer, 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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