On this day in 1993, actress Myrna Loy dies. Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams in 1905 near Helena, Montana. Her family moved to Los Angeles after her father’s death in 1918. Loy danced in a chorus line as part of the stage show at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Starting in 1925, she played bit parts and was frequently cast as a mysterious vamp. Her career took a comic turn in 1934 with the success of The Thin Man, in which she played fast-talking, wise-cracking Nora Charles, wife of detective Nick Charles, played by William Powell. The low-budget film became an unexpected box office success, and five more “Thin Man” movies were made, making both Loy and Powell immensely popular. Loy continued to make film appearances into her 70s. She died in 1993.