William Powell and Myrna Loy: The Lives and Careers of One of Classical Hollywoods Most Iconic Duos Audiobook Libro.fm

It is something of a clich to say that an actors life was like a movie he or she might have starred in but in the case of Myrna Loy the clich is true It is easy to picture her as a little girl riding the range with her rancher father sitting around the table and participating charmingly in family discussions of current events It is not hard to imagine the camera panning to her first and then second visits to Hollywood her backlot tour and starryeyed decision to become an actress There would have to be some drama which the story of her fathers untimely death would provide along with some sort of deathbed promise made to him to care for the rest of the family Her mother would be brave but resolute as she moved her young family to California The lighting on set would brighten and the tempo of the background would pick up as she walked down the Los Angeles streets Then her big break would come The camera would show her first comical meeting with William Powell and then a spinning scene of ticket after ticket being sold to their new picture The Thin Man