Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus was an American actress, comedian, singer, songwriter and lyricist (1876–1943). She was born at Hutchesontown and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Cissie Loftus; Maria Cecilia Loftus; Cissy Loftus; Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown.

Overview

Born at Hutchesontown in 1876, died at New York City in 1943.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Cissie Loftus, Maria Cecilia Loftus, Cissy Loftus and Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of Marie Loftus. She married Justin Huntly McCarthy.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection.

First verses. That little affair at the Boyd's. Thyroidectomy for thyroitoxicosis., dated 1943, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Loftus, Cissie [real name Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown] (1876–1943), actress, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. M’Carthy, Marie Cecilia, (22 Oct. 1876–1943), (known professionally as Cissie Loftus); mimic, Who Was Who, 2007. Loftus, Adam, first Viscount Loftus of Ely (1568?–1643), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Cecilia Loftus studied at St Mary's Catholic Academy. the recorded working language is English.

Chronology

1876Cecilia Loftus born at Hutchesontown.
1943Cecilia Loftus died at New York City.
1943Thyroidectomy for thyroitoxicosis. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

scholarly publication · Scholarly
Loftus, Adam, first Viscount Loftus of Ely (1568?–1643), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
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scholarly publication · Scholarly
Loftus, Cissie [real name Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown] (1876–1943), actress, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
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scholarly publication · Scholarly
M’Carthy, Marie Cecilia, (22 Oct. 1876–1943), (known professionally as Cissie Loftus); mimic, Who Was Who, 2007
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Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Open Library author record for Cecilia Loftus (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.
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museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Cecilia Loftus.
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Cecilia Loftus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q980144: Cecilia Loftus
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