Family
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".
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