Pinna Nesbit
Canadian silent film actress
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Pinna Nesbit (November 26, 1896 – March 31, 1950) was a Canadian silent film actress.[1] She was married two times and had an affair with King Edward VIII, when he was Prince of Wales.[1]
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BornNovember 26, 1896
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedMarch 31, 1950 (aged 53)
OccupationActress
Spouses
- Freddie Cruger
- John Gaston
Pinna Nesbit | |
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Exhibitors Herald, 1919 | |
| Born | November 26, 1896 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | March 31, 1950 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouses |
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She was the daughter of Captain William A. Nesbit, a British army officer stationed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Nesbit was married to haberdasher Freddie Cruger at the time of her affair with the Prince of Wales.[2] Later she was married to John Gaston.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | The Page Mystery | Harley Knoles | Laura Le Moyle |
| 1917 | The False Friend | Harry Davenport | Marietta |
| 1917 | The Stolen Paradise | Harley Knoles | Katharine Lambert |
| 1917 | The Price of Pride | Harley Knoles | Madge Endicott Black |
| 1917 | The Beloved Adventuress | William A. Brady | Martha Grant |
| 1917 | The Little Duchess | Harley Knoles | Evelyn Carmichael |
| 1917 | Rasputin, the Black Monk | Arthur Ashley | Princess Sonia |
| 1917 | The Corner Grocer | George Cowl | Stella |
| 1917 | The Good for Nothing | Carlyle Blackwell | Clarice Laverne |
| 1918 | The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds | Arthur Ashley | Mrs. Alexander Hamilton |
| 1918 | The Whims of Society | Travers Vale | Eleanor Van Schuyler |
| 1918 | Broken Ties | Arthur Ashley | Corinne La Force |
| 1918 | Let's Get a Divorce | Charles Giblyn | Yvonne de Prunelles |
| 1918 | Merely Players | Oscar Apfel | Maude Foster |
| 1918 | A Soul Without Windows | Travers Vale | Faith Palmer |
| 1919 | Bolshevism on Trial | Harvey Knoles | Barbara Bozenta |
| 1920 | Partners of the Night | Paul Scardon | Mary Regan |
