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

    Loretta Young

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

    130 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Amy, Mrs. Foley, Secretary, Nurse and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Frank Montclair, Self - Guest Host / Gino, Frank, Joe Martinez and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Peter Lord, Henry Underwood, Paul Barbour and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Robert Schumann, Austin Granger, Arthur Wayne, Charles Diebold and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Dewey Mason, Les Shaw, Dr. Baker, Dr. Merrill and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Miss Blaine, Miss Jo, Mrs. Wallington, Mert Seaton and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Kim Ryan, Andy Hagen, Mike Elliott, Ernie McNally and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, Chris Palmer, 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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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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