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George Raft
ORIGINAL NAME George Ranft
BIRTH 26 Sep 1895
Hell's Kitchen, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
DEATH 24 Nov 1980 (aged 85)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Actor. He had an acting career that spanned from the 1920s to 1980, and gained a reputation as one of Hollywood's best dressed actors. Before acting, he started off as a prizefighting boxer, then moved on to dancing both on Broadway Theatre and in Prohibition-era nightclubs. In motion picture he immediately gained roles portraying gangster. On top of being type cast as a Hollywood gangster, he made bad decisions choosing his next roles. He turned down "High Sierra" reportedly because he didn't want to die on-screen, and turned down the role of 'Sam Spade' in "The Maltese Falcon" because it seemed to him a lowly B-grade picture. He achieved some success appearing in "Some Like It Hot" (1959) and continued to act until his death in 1980.
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map
PLOT Courts of Remembrance section, Sanctuary of Light, Map #OE2 (Unit 2, West Wall Elevation), Single Garden Wall Crypt 2356
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Conrad Ranft
1873–1929
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Eva Glockner Ranft
1876–1937
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Christopher Conrad Ranft
1906–1906
George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, today Raft is mostly known for his gangster roles in the original Scarface (1932),
George Raft of Shalimar, Okaloosa County, Florida was born on April 23, 1904, and died at age 68 years old in March 1973.
George Raft was born on January 24, 1918, and died at age 63 years old in January 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Raft.
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Clement Raft (Nov 25, 1895 - Nov 12, 1989)
Constance Raft (Nov 15, 1927 - Mar 7, 1998)
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Dean Raft (Jun 13, 1924 - Jul 1984)
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Evelyn Raft (Apr 24, 1923 - Jan 18, 2004)
Florence Raft (Jun 22, 1917 - Jan 6, 2011)
Frank Raft (Oct 16, 1909 - Oct 1974)
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Hulda Raft (Aug 21, 1888 - Sep 1978)
Jack Raft (Jan 1, 1919 - Feb 14, 1997)
Lucille Raft (Sep 22, 1916 - May 16, 1991)
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Martha Raft (Jan 5, 1925 - Jul 28, 2004)
Mary Raft (Oct 5, 1913 - Jun 1985)
Maxine Raft (Aug 19, 1923 - Apr 1972)
Mollie Raft (Feb 12, 1907 - Jul 1980)
Nick Raft (Mar 25, 1899 - Sep 1971)
Nina Raft (Mar 5, 1924 - Oct 8, 2010)
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Panos Raft (Dec 7, 1922 - Aug 1987)
Peter Raft (Dec 6, 1931 - Jan 19, 2008)
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Theodore Raft (Mar 25, 1895 - Jul 1957)
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Walter Raft (Oct 17, 1914 - Jan 11, 1988)
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