Jeanette Loff

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 EllisonWhite 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 sevenyear 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 Santleys 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 Loffs family maintained that she had been murdered Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanette Loff licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia