1906-10-09 Orofino, Idaho, USA
Jeanette Loff (born Janette Clarinda Lov; October 9, 1906 – August 4, 1942) was an American actress, musician, and singer who came to prominence for her appearances in several Pathé Exchange and Universal Pictures films in the 1920s. Born in Idaho, Loff was raised throughout the Pacific Northwest, and began singing professionally as a lyric soprano and performing as an organist while a teenager in Portland, Oregon. She studied music at the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music. After moving to Los Angeles, California, Loff was signed to a film contract by producer Cecil B. DeMille, with Pathé Exchange in 1927. She subsequently signed a contract with Universal Pictures. She appeared in over twenty films during the course of her seven-year career, with lead parts in such films as Hold 'Em Yale (1928) and the controversial crime film Party Girl (1930). She also appeared in the musical King of Jazz (1930) as a vocalist. Loff formally retired from acting in 1934, with her last screen credit in Joseph Santley's Million Dollar Baby (1934). She died on August 4, 1942, from ammonia poisoning in Los Angeles at the age of 35. Though law enforcement was unable to determine whether her death was an accident or a suicide, Loff's family maintained that she had been murdered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanette Loff licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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St. Louis Woman | Lou Morrison, the St. Louis Woman | 1934-04-14 |
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A Duke for a Day | Gloria Blossom | 1934-05-12 |
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Million Dollar Baby | Rita Ray | 1934-12-29 |
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Hide-Out | Blonde #2 (uncredited) | 1934-08-24 |
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Flirtation | Nancy Poole | 1934-11-09 |
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Benny, from Panama | Jeanette Foy | 1934-05-26 |
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Fighting Thru | Alice Malden | 1930-12-25 |
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King of Jazz | Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park') | 1930-04-20 |
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The Boudoir Diplomat | Greta | 1930-12-05 |
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Party Girl | Ellen Powell | 1930-01-01 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self | 1930-09-01 |
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See America Thirst | Woman (uncredited) | 1930-11-23 |
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The Racketeer | Millie Chapman | 1929-11-09 |
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The Sophomore | Barbara Lange | 1929-08-24 |
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.45 Calibre War | Ruth Walling | 1929-02-17 |
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Man-Made Women | Marjorie | 1928-09-09 |
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The Man Without a Face | 1928-01-15 | |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Helen Bradbury | 1928-05-14 |
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Fashion News | Self | 1928-11-06 |
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The Black Ace | 1928-09-02 | |
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Annapolis | Betty | 1928-11-18 |
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My Friend from India | Marion / Ruth Brooks | 1927-12-18 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Auction Spectator (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
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Young April | Extra (uncredited) | 1926-10-11 |
