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

    Loretta Young

    Self - Host, Inga Helborg, Sister Ann, Irene Sherwood and 114 more...

    128 Episodes

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

    Kitty Kelly

    Edith, Secretary, Amy, Mrs. Engstrom and 6 more...

    10 Episodes

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

    Ricardo Montalban

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

    9 Episodes

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

    John Newland

    Jim Macklin, Victor Conrad, Paul Barbour, Henry Underwood and 4 more...

    9 Episodes

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

    George Nader

    Austin Granger, Robert Schumann, Arthur Wayne, Newton Ralston and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Dabbs Greer

    Dr. Baker, Dentist, Dr. Merrill, Walter Harrison and 4 more...

    8 Episodes

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

    Mabel Albertson

    Edna Hardish, Mrs. Wallington, Miss Jo, Mert Seaton and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

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

    Jock Mahoney

    Ernie McNally, Kim Ryan, Mike Elliott, Andy Hagen 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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