Loretta Nellie Clemens Tupper (May 6, 1906 – September 17, 1990) was an American singer, pianist and vaudevillian and radio actress., who later added television and film appearances to her impressive repertoire.
In the early 1930s Loretta was a member of a trio band called The Triolettes, along with Eunice Miller and Marjorie Sullivan.
08/27/1940 (Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra) Jack and Loretta Clemens also starred in The Gibson Family, an hour-long musical comedy radio series on NBC from 1934 to 1935.
They performed in the 1936 short film Towers of Melody and managed to add a reference to the song The Big Bad Wolf recorded for Disney's The Three Little Pigs.
Sometime during the 1930s Loretta married violinist, jazz musician, and big band arranger Fredrick H. Tupper who was born October 5, 1904, and died May 31, 1974.
After the death of her husband, she returned to show business, and appeared in numerous television commercials and small film roles.
In 1985, she had a small role as a music shop owner in Woody Allen's film The Purple Rose of Cairo.