Full Name Janette Lov Role Actress Name Jeanette Loff | Years active 1927-1934 Occupation Actress, singer | |
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Born October 9, 1906 ( 1906-10-09 ) Orofino, Idaho Died August 4, 1942, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies King of Jazz, Hold 'Em Yale, My Friend from India Spouse Bert E. Friedlob (m. ?–1942), Harry Rosenbloom (m. ?–1929) Similar People John Murray Anderson, Eleanor Parker, Malcolm St Clair, Victor Hugo Halperin, Paul Fejos | ||
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Jeanette Loff (born Janette Clarinda Lov; October 9, 1906 – August 4, 1942) was an American actress and singer who began her career as a contract player for Pathé Exchange and later, Universal Pictures, in the late 1920s. She appeared in over twenty films during the course of her seven-year career. Loff formally retired from acting in 1934. She died on August 4, 1942 from ammonia poisoning in Los Angeles at the age of 35.
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Early life
Loff was born Janette Clarinda Lov in Orofino, Idaho to Marius and Inga Loff. Her family name was originally Lov and for a while she used the stage name "Jan Lov". She was the eldest of a family of five children. Her father was Danish and her mother was Norwegian. Her father was a professional violinist from Copenhagen. The family relocated to Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada during her infancy, and later to Ottertail, Minnesota, where she lived with her younger sister, Irene.
At the age of 11, Loff played the title role in the play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. At 16 she was a lyric soprano and had the leading role in an operetta, Treasure Hunters. When she was seventeen the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Loff continued her musical education at the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music. She played the organ in theaters in Portland as Jan Lov. Sometimes she appeared singing theater prologues during vacations from school.
Career
Loff's motion picture career began with an uncredited role in the silent film version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She was signed to a contract by Cecil B. DeMille, and was soon cast as in ingénue roles in almost every instance. This enticed her to take a break from her movie career and perform on stage. In 1928, Loff was the first person to ride with Santa Claus down Hollywood Boulevard at the first Santa Claus Lane Parade in Los Angeles.
Her last screen role before she briefly retired was in the Paul Whiteman revue, King of Jazz (1930). Her performance as a vocalist in the film was praised by Mordaunt Hall in a New York Times review. She also had a lead role in Party Girl (1930) opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and received critical acclaim for her performance.
She remained under contract to Universal Pictures for some months but made no additional films. She went to New York City and appeared in musical plays and with orchestras. Loff returned to films with a role as a country girl in Mating Time. Her final motion picture performances came in Hide-Out, Flirtation, and Million Dollar Baby, all from 1934.
Personal life
Loff was married twice; her first marriage was to jewelry salesman Harry K. Roseboom. They married on October 8, 1926 and were divorced in 1929 when she claimed he became jealous and violent while watching her onscreen.Later, in 1936 she wed Los Angeles businessman Bertram Eli Friedlob (1906-1956) to whom she remained married until her death.
Death
On August 1, 1942, Loff ingested ammonia at her Beverly Hills home which left her with a severe burns to her throat and mouth. She died three days later of ammonia poisoning on August 4, 1942 in Los Angeles. The New York Times reported she had ingested the ammonia "on the coast," and coroners were unable to determine whether she ingested ammonia either accidentally or intentionally. She had been suffering from a stomach ailment and may have accidentally taken the wrong bottle of medication. Her family has always maintained that she was murdered. Her remains are buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.