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Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947.

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Arthur Loft
Loft in Scarlet Street (1945)
Born
Hans Peter Loft

(1897-05-25)May 25, 1897
DiedJanuary 1, 1947(1947-01-01) (aged 49)
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1947
Spouse(s)Daisy Dell Wilcox
(m. 1925;1 his death)

Arthur Loft (born Hans Peter Loft;2 May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor.34 He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947.5

Biography

He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.6

Career

In 1931, Loft performed with the Hale-Munier Players.78

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV2M-LXJ : Fri Mar 15 01:15:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Hans P Loft and Daisy Del Wilcox, 16 Jan 1925.
  2. "Obituary: Arthur Loft". The Los Angeles Times. January 4, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. Gunning, Tom (July 25, 2019). The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 978-1-83871-885-5. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. "Arthur Loft". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. "Arthur Loft". Letterboxd. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
  7. International Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publications. 1951. p. 189. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. "Ovation Given Arthur Loft in Mystery Play". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. February 23, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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