I hate when interviewers interrupt the person being interviewed in the middle of a thought. Myrna Loy was the definition of class and diplomacy here. Katharine Hepburn would have simply talked over the interruptions and not have let James Day disrupt her in that way.
God Bless you for understanding just how short life is and how relevant things from the 60's, 70's 80's still are. Sometimes the past gets lost in today's digital world,
Always liked Myrna Loy's acting read Being and Becoming. Blew my mind what an intelligent involved and informed person she was. And just an adamant advocate of equality and civil rights. She gave up her career to volunteer with tgr Red Cross during the war and visited hospitals she was a pragmatic woman but with real empathy for others. Just a marvelous human!
When they show the scene from The Best Years of Our Lives, you can hear that music. Some of the music in that film is so powerful that it transcends the medium. It is one of the greatest scores for film. It practically makes me bow my head.
Thank you so much for posting this interview; it was wonderful to see and hear Myrna Loy speak so insightfully and genuinely about topics that still concern us today.
This is the first time I've ever seen an interview clip of Myrna. She really was one of the best people ever, not just in Hollywood. Can't wait to read the new biography of her.
Being and becoming? Just read it she was truly amazing in her level of involvement in politics and civil rights. I had no idea! Mad respect she was so unique.
The Best Years of Our Lives is all time favorite movie and, while I loved watching this interview, I'm so disappointed that the interviewer didn't do any follow up on the clip that they showed. It won 6 Academy Awards and I would have loved to have heard a bit of Myrna Loy's behind the scenes commentary on it. Regardless, it was wonderful watching Ms. Loy here.
wow this is great, ive never seen an interview with myrna before, i love her and think shes so amazing! its nice to see that she s not as aloof as she appears! still lovely as an older lady
Why don't we have woman like this anymore? A lot of today's feminists could learn so much from Ms. Loy - it is possible to be strong, have convictions and still have class and elegance.
Thank you for posting this interview. Myrna Loy is one of my favorites. It's interesting how he talks about how Valentino discovered her. I read in a book about her that she thought he was really sexy. I believe she said that he was "marvelous" looking and more like a "panther" then a human being....
She's talking about Eleonora Duse, known simply as Duse (doo-za). She was a famous actress in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She was known for "Setting a new precedent from actors who previously used set expressions to convey emotions, Duse was the innovator of a technique she described as "elimination of self" to internally connect with the character she was portraying and allow expression to occur." - Wikipedia I love Myrna Loy. What a treasure she continues to be! Love this interview.
This interview took placed in 1973 and Myrna was talking about lack of women roles , not much has changed . She’s talking about housing discrimination and sadly not much has changed.
It's funny to hear her speak so seriously and intelligently when her character Nora was such a sarcastic easy going funny gal. Which I like to think was part of her . Thanks for the UpL!
She REALLY Deserved an honor OSCAR MOVIES TODAY ARE ALL TRASH I JUST ADORE HER & THANKS TO TCM I WATCH ALL HER MOVIES AND I ESCAPE INTO THE WW2 ERA. I LUV THAT ERA THE MUSIC,CLOTHES THE FURNITURE CARS FOODS MOST OF ALL THE VALUES. WHAT A JEWEL THIS WONDERFUL REAL LADY
If you transplanted Myrna Loy from whenever this interview was conducted, to present day, she'd be saying a lot of the same things concerning politics. It's really sad. We need more celebs who are well versed in politics and articulate enough to take an unequivocal stance.
Its funny hearing them talk about how much news and information there was in the modern world. In 1973 it was a mere blip compared to our constantly barraged with "information" existence.
+Nicole Marsh-Mueller - I've had that very complaint about this interview many times, Nicole. I love how she still manages to shine through, despite this guy. :)
What about her co-stars playing opposite the great Myrna Loy? And maybe they became better actors acting w her? This interviewer doesn't deliberately step on her toes... but she should've thrown her shoes at him!
`Wife vs. Secretary` with Harlow and Gable is a better example of the `perfect wife` than the `Thin Man` series. In this one and in many others she is long-suffering etc
I interviewed Myrna Loy int he Seventies. Reasonably interesting and insightful. She was drinking of course and not the social drinking portrayed in the `Thin Man` films but at home, on your own ugly drinking.
Mono tone struck a nerve. PBS is very manipulative in how they speak. I also see criticism isn't tolerated. Only weak minded aren't aware of the underlying manipulation. To be critical of the critical is accepted, gotcha! Now
My opinions are directed to PBS and their agenda not their guest. I in no way like how PBS uses Tax payer Dollars, I am a tax payer, I don't like it. I depise PBS!
