For five years (1949-54) she served as a film advisor for UNESCO.

She served as an advisor to the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing.

She made her Broadway debut in the 1973 revival of "The Women."

Her hobbies include sculpting and dancing.

One of a handful of great movie stars never nominated for an acting Oscar, she received an honorary Academy Award in 1991.

Loy's last film was also the last for Henry Fonda.

She became a founder member of the American Place Theatre, a non-profit theatre set up to help new writers develop.

In 1937, Myrna had a narrow escape when her horse bolted during the filming of The Rains Came (1939) with Tyrone Power; she was nearly killed.

Loy donned a uniform during the War when she joined the Hollywood Chapter of 'Bundles for Bluejackets,' helping to run a Naval Auxiliary Canteen and going on fund raising tours.

Spent her early years on a ranch and in the town of Helena, Montana, which was also the home of Gary Cooper.

When her father was travelling by train in early 1905, he went through a small station called 'Myrna' - he eventually named her after that station.

After graduating from high school in 1923, Myrna appeared in staged prologues at Grauman's Egyptian theater in Los Angeles, before getting her first role in films. The prologues, staged by Fanchon and Marco, were live shows put on before the feature had begun. Myrna appeared in prologues for The Ten Commandments (1923) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924), among others.

In 1938 Myrna was named Queen of Hollywood and Clark Gable King in a national poll, winning a crown of tin and purple velvet. In her autobiography, she says that she did not get on with Gable in her earlier films with him. However, in her later films he developed a respect for Loy and they became good friends.

In 1918, her father died in a flu epidemic, and Myrna, her mother, and brother moved to Los Angeles.

Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center in 1988.

She organized an opposition to the House Unamerican Activities Committee in Hollywood.

In 1923, she was photographed by Henry Waxman, who showed the pictures to Rudolph Valentino. Impressed with Myrna, Valentino arranged for a screen test for his upcoming film, Cobra (1925). She failed it.

She was a favorite of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Jimmy Stewart.

Her father, at age 21, the youngest man ever elected to the Montana State Legislature, owned a small cattle ranch.

Years before she became famous, while a student at Venice High School, Myrna posed for a statue that stood at the school. Standing atop a stone pedestal, back arched, the short-haired figure is semi-nude (wearing only a thin gown which leaves little to the imagination), with one arm raised in a dramatic pose. All three statues were modeled by Venice High students, and the trio are meant to depict the "Mental," "Physical" and "Spiritual." According to the bronze plaque on the east side of the pedestal, the statues were erected in 1921, which means that Myrna (then named Myrna Williams) was only 16 years old when she posed for the "Spiritual" statue - long before she became a celebrity. The statue was targeted by vandals, eventually enclosed by a fence, and ultimately taken down. A group of Venice High alumni are campaigning for its restoration.

Attended Venice High School in Los Angeles, where a statue of her stands (on the front lawn). The same school was featured in Grease (1978), American History X (1998) and in The Chemical Brothers' and Britney Spears' music videos ("Elektrobank" and "Baby one more time", respectively).

Received a Honorary Academy Award in the same year as Sophia Loren.

Her final public appearance was in 1991 when she received her lifetime achievement award during The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991). She was unable to travel to Hollywood to accept the award in person, so the Academy arranged a live satellite link to her Manhattan apartment. Anjelica Huston introduced the film tribute presentation to her, which started with clips from The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and ended with a clip from After the Thin Man (1936) When the tribute finished, there was applause and Huston then said, "Here from her apartment in New York is Miss Loy. Congratulations, Myrna." Loy appeared live on a large screen from her beautiful New York apartment smiling, with her Honorary Oscar on a side table next to her. She was seated wearing sparkling purple evening wear and watched intently on her own television. She viewed and smiled at close up shots of fellow same-year Honorary Award recipient Sophia Loren and other audience members applauding. There was a short silence after the applause, while the camera closed in on Loy. She then looked directly at the camera and simply and said, "You've made me very happy, thank you very much," to yet further loud applause and then she disappeared from the screen once more.

Myrna Williams made her stage debut at age twelve at Helena's old Marlow Theater in a dance she choreographed, based on "The Blue Bird" from the Rose Dream Operatta.

In honor of Myrna Loy, a poem was created called "Montana Women," which was read at the celebration of her 86th birthday.

Underwent two mastectomies after being diagnosed with breast cancer twice.

Changing last name from Williams to Loy was suggested by legendary pulp writer Paul Cain.

Moved to Manhattan in 1960, where she lived until her death in 1993.

Myrna was Co-Chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee against discrimination in housing - exposing segregation in federally funded projects.

Outspoken against Adolf Hitler in the War, Myrna appeared on his blacklist.

Her mother, Della Williams, was a talented pianist who encouraged Myrna's interest in the arts.

First actress to work for the UN (UNESCO).

Measurements: 35 1/2 - 26 1/2 - 33 1/2, according MGM's designer Adrian. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Her profile was the most requested in the 1930s by women to their plastic surgeons.

Was supposedly the favorite star of famed outlaw John Dillinger. He came out of hiding to see Manhattan Melodrama (1934), in which she starred, and was gunned down by police upon leaving the theater.

William Powell's nickname for her was 'Minnie.'

Subject of the song "Myrna Loy" by The Minus 5.

Her Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) co-star, Jeanne Crain, died exactly ten years to the day after Myrna.

Good friend of Princess Marina.

Appeared in the first feature film with synchronized sound, Don Juan (1926), and the first feature film with audible dialog The Jazz Singer (1927).