Jeanette Loff

Jeanette Loff (1929)

Jeanette Loff (actually Janette Clarinda Lov ; born October 9, 1906 in Orofino , Idaho , † August 4, 1942 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress and singer , who appeared in films for Pathé Exchange and the 1926-1934 Universal Studios participated. Her early death from ammonia poisoning could never be fully explained.

Life

Jeanette Loff was born as the eldest of five children of the Danish-born farmer and barber Marius Lov and his wife Inga. Loff grew up in the small town of Ottertail, Minnesota , before the family moved to Wadena, a province in Saskatchewan , Canada in 1912 .

At the age of eleven, Jeanette Loff began her first engagements at local theaters. Among other things, she played the title role in a performance of Snow White . At 16, Loff was trained as a lyric soprano , which earned her a leading role in the opera Treasure Hunters . Meanwhile, she graduated from school. The family moved to Portland, Oregon to enable Loff to study at the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music there. Under the stage name Jan Lov , she performed at local theaters as a singer and organist.

In 1926, Jeanette Loff moved to Los Angeles to begin a career in the film industry. In October of the same year she married the jeweler Harry K. Roseboom. The marriage was divorced three years later. The reason is said to have been the aggressive behavior of Roseboom towards his wife.

Loff received her first small roles in 1926. In 1927 she was seen as an extra in the silent film Uncle Tom's Hut . Shortly thereafter, Loff was signed by Cecil B. DeMille for Pathé Exchange. Later in her career, she also made films for Universal Studios. In the following years Loff was mainly filled as an engineer . She played her best-known roles as a singer in The Jazz King and the leading female role in Party Girl alongside Douglas Fairbanks junior . In 1928 she opened the first Santa Claus Lane Parade as a star guest , which was renamed the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1978 and has since taken place annually with the participation of numerous Hollywood stars. In 1930 Loff interrupted her film career and returned to the theater for four years because she was dissatisfied with the roles offered in Hollywood.

In 1934 Loff briefly returned to Hollywood and made several films, but ended her career for good that same year. In 1936 she married the businessman Bert Friedlob, with whom she remained married until her death.

On August 1, 1942, Jeanette Loff ingested large amounts of ammonia in her Beverly Hills home, which caused severe burns to her mouth and throat. She was admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles, where she died three days later at the age of 35 of complications from ammonia poisoning.

The early death of the former actress sparked speculation. At the time of her death, Loff suffered from a throat disease, so mistaking ammonia for a drug was considered. The coroners failed to determine whether the lethal dose was accidentally or deliberately swallowed. It is therefore unclear whether it is an accident or suicide. Loff's family, in turn, claimed they had been murdered. Jeanette Loff was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Filmography

1926: Young April
1926: The Collegians
1927: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
1927: My Friend from India
1928: The Man Without a Face ( Serial , believed to be lost)
1928: Hold 'Em Yale
1928: The Black Ace
1928: Man-Made Women
1928: Annapolis
1928: Love Over Night
1929: The Racketeer
1930: Party Girl
1930: The Boudoir Diplomat
1930: Fighting Thru
1930: The King of Jazz
1934: St. Louis Woman
1934: Hide-Out
1934: flirtation

Web links

Commons : Jeanette Loff - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

^ Annette Bochenek: Jeanette Loff. In: Hometowns to Hollywood. June 18, 2018, accessed July 5, 2019 .
↑ Karal Ann Marling: Merry Christmas! Celebrating America's Greatest Holiday . Harvard University Press , Cambridge 2009, ISBN 978-0-674-04062-5 , page 254.
↑ MISS LOFF DIES OF POISON; Former Film Actress Swallowed Ammonia Saturday on Coast. In: The New York Times . August 6, 1942, accessed July 5, 2019 .
^ Allan Ellenberger: Jeanette Loff, the Hollywood Christmas Parade's first guest star. In: Hollywoodland. December 24, 2018, accessed July 5, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Loff, Jeanette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lov, Janette Clarinda (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Orofino , Idaho
DATE OF DEATH	4th August 1942
Place of death	Los Angeles , California

[1] Annette Bochenek: Jeanette Loff. In: Hometowns to Hollywood. June 18, 2018, accessed July 5, 2019 .

[2] Karal Ann Marling: Merry Christmas! Celebrating America's Greatest Holiday . Harvard University Press , Cambridge 2009, ISBN 978-0-674-04062-5 , page 254.

[3] MISS LOFF DIES OF POISON; Former Film Actress Swallowed Ammonia Saturday on Coast. In: The New York Times . August 6, 1942, accessed July 5, 2019 .

[4] Allan Ellenberger: Jeanette Loff, the Hollywood Christmas Parade's first guest star. In: Hollywoodland. December 24, 2018, accessed July 5, 2019 .