Harry Wolff (1890 – August 21, 1934), known professionally in the theater business as Harry Lorraine, was a

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for

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and

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performers in the early 20th century. Wolff was born in

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during 1890. He spent most of his professional career working for the firm Fally and Marcus as a booking agent for vaudeville entertainers, before creating his own agency in 1931. He was noted for supplying talent for dinners of the

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and their department associations. He lived in Astoria,

Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

, and died at his home unexpectedly, on August 21, 1934. He was buried in Bayside Cemetery in

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, Queens. An American film actor whose career overlapped also used the name Harry Lorraine, and there was also a British film actor named Harry Lorraine who appeared in some American films.

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