George Raft
George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, today George Raft is mostly known for his gangster roles in the original Scarface (1932), Each Dawn I Die (1939), and Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot, as a dancer in Bolero (1934), and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940). Raft's real-life association with New York gangsters gave his screen image in mob films an added realism. He also gained retrospective notoriety for the leading roles that he turned down--only to have those roles become breakout hits for other actors (notably, Humphrey Bogart).
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Ranft George |
|---|---|
| Birth date | September 26, 1895 |
| Birth name | George Ranft |
| Birth place | |
| Date of death | November 24, 1980 |
| Place of death |
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- http://www.italiangen.org/NYCmarriageresults.asp?kind=exact&Esurname=ranft&Efirst=&CertNbr=&StartYear=&EndYear=&B1=Submit.
- http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/599/george-raft
- https://beta.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_655994601%2Fp1&hash=MPAfKvgWGXfZ5STyuqUCQxOVNk8%253D.