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Canadian actress
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Female
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Birth:
26 November 1896(Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Death:
31 March 1950(Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.A.)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Pinna Nesbit (1896-1950) was a Canadian silent film actress. She was married three times and had an affair with King Edward VIII, when he was Prince of Wales, and not yet King. Her first husband, Harley Knoles, directed several of her films.
She was the daughter of the Captain William A. Nesbit, a British army officer stationed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
She was married to the haberdasher, Freddie Cruger, at the time of her affair with the Prince of Wales.
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 Window | Travers Vale | Faith Palmer |
| 1919 | Bolshevism on Trial | Harvey Knoles | Barbara Bozenta |
| 1920 | Partners of the Night | Paul Scardon | Mary Regan |