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

    Loretta Young

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

    128 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

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

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

    Self - Guest Host / Gino, Father Garcia, Frank, Father William Gomez and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Robert Gray, Peter Lord, Alex Stark and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Barry Kendall, Charles Diebold, Steve Baxter, Austin Granger and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Dewey Mason, Dr. Baker, Walter Harrison, Dentist and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

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

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

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

    6 Episodes

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

    Hugh Beaumont

    Editor of Manhattan Magazine, Henry Preston, 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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