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Catharine Evelyn Lorre 1953 - 1985

Catharine Evelyn Lorre of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on September 21, 1953 in Hamburg Germany, and died at age 31 years old on May 7, 1985 in Los Angeles. Catharine Lorre was buried on June 3, 1985 at Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E Florence Ave, in Inglewood.

Catharine Evelyn Lorre

Catharine Lorre, Catharine Lorre Baker (While she was married)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

September 21, 1953

Hamburg, Germany

May 7, 1985

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Catharine Evelyn Lorre's History: 1953 - 1985

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Introduction

She was obviously good looking. Her famous father, Peter Lorre died when she was 9. Her mother Anne Marie Brenning Lorre died a few years later. She was adopted but neglected. Then she got married and her husband died in a motorcycle accident. When she died, she lay in a morgue for a month. I only learned about her today and decided to give her a tribute. This is a child born to a drug addict father and an alcoholic mother. When people only want to get high or stupefied . . . their children are neglected. On the day his wife divorced him, Peter Lorre had a stroke and died. I believe when some father's realize they have only ruined the lives of the people they thought they loved, they want to die. So they die.
09/21

1953

Birthday

September 21, 1953

Birthdate

Hamburg Germany

Birthplace

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Nationality & Locations

Germany but she was American.
05/7

1985

Death

May 7, 1985

Death date

Complications from diabetes.

Cause of death

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
Death location

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06/3

1985

Gravesite & Burial

June 3, 1985

Funeral date
Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E Florence Ave, in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California 90301, United States
Burial location
Obituary

Catharine Evelyn Lorre Baker Birth 21 Sep 1953 Hamburg, Germany Death 7 May 1985 (aged 31) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot Outside grave S/E 1/4, Sunny Slope 165 Memorial ID 104554157 · View Source Memorial Photos 7 Flowers 268 Catharine was the only child of actor Peter Lorre and Anne Marie Brenning Lorre. Catharine nearly fell victim to "Hillside Stranglers" Angelo J. Buono and Kenneth A. Bianchi, who approached her one night in 1977 intending to abduct and murder her as they had and would do to ten women before the law caught up with them. Learning she was Peter Lorre's daughter, they just let her go. They were movie fans and liked Lorre's work. Catharine was 25 at the time. After the capture of Bianchi and Buono, and their photographs were made public, Catharine realized who they were. Later in interviews, Catharine stated that she never felt threatened by either man: She believed it to be a casual and friendly encounter. Bianchi and Buono stated that the only reason her life was spared was because Peter Lorre was her father. Catharine Lorre lived 32 years before her premature death. Her life was a troubled one. Orphaned at only 17 yrs of age, she only had had 11 years with her Dad, and 17 years with her Mom. Catharine had a few years as well with a husband who lost his life in a tragic motorcycle accident, leaving her a widow. Catharine suffered from juvenile diabetes- As she grew older, complications from her diabetes took a greater toll until in her final year she was hospitalized at Harbor General. At that point, she was suffering vision and circulation problems. She spent upwards of a year there and died shortly after. She died of sepsis and encephalomalacia, complications from diabetes, on May 7, 1985, at age 32. Sadly, unbeknownst to family and friends, she remained in the morgue for nearly a month before funeral arrangements were made. Only a few people attended her funeral. She was buried at Inglewood Cemetery on June 4, 1985. BAKER Allen Cornwell 1945 - 1981 Catherine Lorre 1953 - 1985 Family Members Parents Peter Lorre 1904–1964 Anne Marie Brenning Lorre 1922–1971 Spouse Allen Cornwell Baker ( Her husband) 1945–1981 (m. 1980)

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