Many people remember Loretta Young, the talented and beautiful actress who made more than 100 movies before launching a career in television. What most people don't know is the behind-the-scenes story--the Hollywood star's intense devotion to her Catholic faith, and in recent years, a passion for helping those in need. Forever Young, the only authorized biography of Loretta Young's life, tells the remarkable story of a Hollywood legend--a woman who achieved the pinnacle of worldly success while making God the center of her life.
Joan Wester Anderson recounts the life of screen star Loretta Young, revealing for the first time details about her life in Hollywood, her children, and her Catholic faith, which sustained her throughout her lifetime. Receiving the Academy Award for best actress in 1947, Ms. Young starred in one hundred movies and hundreds of television series' episodes. Young died of ovarian cancer at age 87 in Palm Springs, California, on August 12, 2000. Photographs from her private collection are also featured in the book.
Joan Wester Anderson, author of the best-selling Where Angels Walk, was personally selected by Loretta Young to write her biography. Young, who had received a copy of Anderson's book as a gift, was so enchanted by it that she contacted the author about writing her life story and faith journey.