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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Inga Helborg, Sister Ann, Vera Wilson and 114 more...

    128 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Maid, Mrs. Engstrom, Edith, Nurse and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Angelo Pelligrini, Self - Guest Host / Gino, Frank, Father Garcia and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Robert Gray, Peter Lord, Henry Underwood and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Charles Diebold, Newton Ralston, Barry Kendall, Arthur Wayne and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Les Shaw, Dr. Baker, Fred Blanchard, Chester Ives 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, Jim Vessey, Dan O'Hara, Mike Elliott, Ernie McNally, and Kim Ryan

    Jock Mahoney

    Andy Hagen, Jim Vessey, Dan O'Hara, Mike Elliott and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Chris Palmer, Rev. Bell, Arthur Nicholls 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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