American film, television and stage actress.
Trained as a dancer.
Myrna Loy is the daugther of David Williams and Adele Johnson. [1] She had a brother named David Williams who moved with her and her mother to California after their father died.[1]
Birth Certificate
Name: Myrna Adele Williams
Event Date: 02 Aug 1905
Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: David Franklin Williams
Mother's Name: Della Mae Johnson[2]
Parents
David Franklin Williams (b. 6 June 1880 d. 7 Nov 1918)[3][4] and Adele “Della” Mae Johnson (b. 1881 d. 6 Oct 1966)[5] were married 08 Mar 1904.[6]
Note the single 'L' in her mother's name matches Loy's, rather than the double 'L' in some publications.
Note that her father's Find a Grave's death date (4 Nov 1918) differs from the death certificate, obituary and Loy's own writings.
Loy also had a brother named David Williams who moved to California with her and her mother after their father died in Montana.
Grandparents
Loy's paternal grandparents were natives of Wales.
Grandfather's Name: David T. Williams
Grandmother's Name: Ann Davis[7]
Her maternal grandparents were Swedish and Scottish.
Grandfather's Name: John Johnson
Grandmother's Name: Belle Giles[8]
↑ 1.01.1 Kotsilibas-Davis, James, and Myrna Loy. “Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming.” Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming, D.I. Fine, 1988, pp. 6–10.
↑
"Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-PCZ1 : accessed 22 February 2016), Myrna Adele Williams, 02 Aug 1905; citing Birth, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,314,681.
↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-TNSS : accessed 22 February 2016), David Williams, 07 Nov 1918; citing Death, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,314,978.
↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F338-9H3 : accessed 22 February 2016), David F. Williams and Della Johnson, 08 Mar 1904; citing Marriage, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,906,340.
↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F338-9H3 : accessed 22 February 2016), David F. Williams and Della Johnson, 08 Mar 1904; citing Marriage, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,906,340.
↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F338-9H3 : accessed 22 February 2016), David F. Williams and Della Johnson, 08 Mar 1904; citing Marriage, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,906,340.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2635/myrna-loy : accessed 10 October 2021), memorial page for Myrna Loy (2 Aug 1905–14 Dec 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2635, citing Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
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