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Conrad Ranft. Birth. 27 Oct 1873. Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Death. 6 Mar 1929 (aged 55) Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Woodlawn Cemetery. Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map. Plot. Fern-section 76-lot 8702. Memorial ID. 188338544. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 3. Flowers 16. Memorials
Quick Facts. Also Known As: George Ranft. Died At Age: 79. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Grace Mulrooney (m. 1923 – her death. 1970) father: Conrad Ranft. mother: Eva Glockner. Actors American Men. Height: 5'7" (170 cm ), 5'7" Males. Died on: November 24, 1980. place of death: Los Angeles, California, United States. Cause of Death: Emphysema.
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Actor: Some Like It Hot. George Raft was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. He was born George Ranft, and was the son of Eva (Glockner) and Conrad Ranft, a department store deliveryman. His parents were both of German descent.
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George Raft was born in Hell’s Kitchen to Eva and Conrad Ranft in September of 1901. It’s probably fair to say that his life was a circus—and not the very fun kind—from early on.With a grandfather who worked on merry-go-rounds and a father who worked for carnivals, Raft was destined to work in the entertainment industry. He just didn’t know it yet....
Money was pretty tight in Hell’s Kitchen and Raft grew up the hard way. From an early age, he learned that he would have to provide for himself and he set out to do just that. Every day after school, Raft worked as an errand boy and a fish-wrapper. He wasn’t just an errand boy though. He was something of an errant, wayward boy, as well. Getty Image...
Growing up in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1900s and 1910s, put Raft in the epicenter of lawlessness at the height of America’s mob era. One of Raft’s lifelong friends was the infamous Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel whose rap sheet was longer (and bloodier) than Raft’s soon-to-be extensive filmography. However, Raft’s childhood associations would haunt him for l...
Raft’s after-school hustles must not have been paying very well—or his grades suffered—because his parents took a drastic step.Before he had even hit puberty, Raft’s parents kicked him out of the house and sent him uptown to live with his grandparents. But it wasn’t long before even his grandparents learned they couldn’t straighten him out. Pexels
The independent-minded youngster didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life, but he definitely didn't want to go to school. At just 12 years of age, Raft dropped out. And he didn’t much care for living with his grandparents either so, one year after leaving school, he decided to run away from home. He would have to fight to make it on his own. ...
At 13, Raft was all alone in the Big Apple. Scary as that was, it was also the opportunity he had been looking for. He could be whatever he wanted…he just didn’t know what that was. And until he finally found his true calling, he tried everything from an electrician’s apprentice to a professional boxer. But we’re using the word “professional” a lit...
At the age of 15, Raft threw his hat into the ring. Literally. Competing under the name “Dutch Rauft”, the would-be movie star tried his hand—or fist—at boxing. The recordkeeping from the time is a little dodgy but suffice to say that, in his two-year career, Raft was no Muhammad Ali. His opponents regularly knocked him out. But it soon seemed that...
Raft’s boxing career probably suffered because he was spending too much time at the batting cage instead of in the ring. He played minor league baseball but punched better than he batted—frankly, he did neither particularly well—and his team dropped him. Still, Raft wasn't about to give up. He was up for anything, and there was still one talent he ...
As aimless as Raft seemed, he didn’t seem particularly bothered. Later, he summed up his teenage explorations, saying, “I was just trying to find something that I liked that would make me a living[…]I saw guys fighting, so I fought. I saw guys playing ball, so I played ball.” Thank goodness he didn’t see anyone do anything bad. Or did he? Getty Ima...
Raft’s attempts at finding his passion brought him full circle. Before shipping him off to live with his grandparents, Raft’s parents had taught him how to dance. He hadn’t thought much of his dance moves until he realized that people were willing to pay to watch others dance. He later recalled, “Then I saw guys dancing...and getting paid for it!” ...
Apr 28, 2022 · Conrad Ranft: Birthdate: estimated between 1836 and 1896 : Death: Immediate Family: Husband of Eva Ranft Father of George Raft. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: April 28, 2022
5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio. George Raft was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. He was born George Ranft, and was the son of Eva (Glockner) and Conrad Ranft, a department store deliveryman. His parents were both of German descent.
