Some Of My Friends Who Know Me

I Was Married When I Wasn't Quite 14 And Had Four Babies By The Time I Was 18.

A Lot Of People Say I'd Miss Show Business If I Quit. I'd Miss Some Of It. Now It's The Only Life I Know.

My Mother Used To Paper Pictures From Movie Magazines On The Wall Of Her Bedroom. When I Was Born, She Looked At Those Pictures To Decide On A Name For Me. Claudette Colbert's Picture Was Up There And So Was Loretta Young's. She Decided Loretta Was The Prettiest Name, So I Was Named After Her.

I'm Not A Big Fan Of Women's Liberation, But Maybe It Will Help Women Stand Up For The Respect They're Due.

When I Lost My Husband [oliver "doolittle" Lynn], I Just Didn't Want To Work So Hard Anymore. I Hate That I Didn't Quit Things A Lot More Before He Was Gone. I Stayed Home For Six Years To Take Care Of Him But, At Some Point, I Also Felt I Had To Go Back To Work.