Edna Loftus Memorial Page

On this day, in 1916, the former actress and showgirl, Edna Loftus died in the tuberculosis ward of the San Francisco County Hospital.

Edna's former residence in San Francisco, California.

Spreckels Lake, San Francisco, where Edna attempted su***de the first time. She was rescued by a passing motorist after throwing herself into the water.

Edna at the height of her career. She was commonly referred to as "The Lancashire Lass."

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Postcard image of Edna in furs

Edna Loftus as she appeared on the front page of The Cincinnati Post, January 4, 1910.

Colorized picture postcard of Edna

Miss Edna Loftus as she appeared in Lady's Realm magazine.

Rotary postcard of Edna

Edna in the magazine "Lady's Realm" from 1906.

On this date in 1916, former English actress Edna Loftus died of tuberculosis, alone, without money, friends, or family, in the City Hospital in San Francisco. She was saved from being buried in a pauper's grave by a brothel owner in the Tenderloin District. Her grave is in Cypress Lawn, Colma.

Picture postcard of Edna from early in her stage career.

Photo of Edna Loftus and Harold Rheinstrom on the day of their wedding. In less than a year, his mother would have him committed to an asylum in Stockton, Colorado. The Widow Rheinstrom objected to the fact Edna was a Gentile.

Edna as she appeared in January 1910 in The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

A brief summary of Edna's life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Npqwx53To

A Visit to the Grave of Actress Edna Loftus Biographical information about the actress Edna Loftus from my upcoming book.

Edna during her deportation trial.