Person Open DS/UK/5260 Loftus; Cecilia (1876-1943); Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian Loftus Cecilia 1876-1943 Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian Female (cisgender) Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown

Cecilia "Cissie" or "Cissy" Loftus (22 October 1876 – 12 July 1943) was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian, and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Loftus was born Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father, Ben Brown (1848 - 1926), was part of the successful variety group, Brown, Newland & Le Clerc. Her mother, Marie Loftus (1857–1940), an actress, pantomimic, and music hall performer, who was only 18 years old when Cecilia was born, later became a star of burlesque, billed as "The Sarah Bernhardt of the Halls". International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 4/2/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 3b547a2e-df05-4e03-8b18-df965d00a050