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Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

Loretta Young

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Loretta Young
Age: 87 †
Born: 1913
Born: January 6
Died: 2000
Died: August 12
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gretchen Young
Careers
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Mamma
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Crystallized
Resume
Resumes
Stopped
Determination
Career

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