American actress (1901–1992)
Natalie Moorhead
Moorhead in 1930
Born Nathalian Morehead
(1901-07-27 ) July 27, 1901Died October 6, 1992(1992-10-06) (aged 91) Resting place Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California Occupation actress Years active 1929–1940 Spouses
Raymond Phillips
(
m. 1929;
div. 1930)
Robert J Dunham
(
m. 1942; died 1948)
Natalie Moorhead (born Nathalian Morehead ,[ 1] [better source needed ] July 27, 1901 – October 6, 1992) was an American film and stage actress of the 1920s and 1930s. She was known for distinctive platinum blond hair.[ 2]
Early years
Moorehead grew up in Pittsburgh.[ 3]
Career
She began her theatre career on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre [citation needed ] playing a bridesmaid in the 1922 play Abie's Irish Rose [ 4] which broke a record for run of the play, finally closing at the Theatre Republic on October 1, 1927.[citation needed ] She then played Sadie in A Lady in Love (1927)[ 5] at the Lyceum Theatre .[citation needed ] She played Lydia Webster in George M. Cohan 's 1927 farce Baby Cyclone [ 5] at Henry Miller's Theatre .
Personal life
On December 21, 1930, Moorhead married director Alan Crosland in Yosemite National Park .[ 6] She sued him for divorce on July 2, 1935.[ 7] On March 28, 1942, in Maricopa, Arizona, she married millionaire Robert J. Dunham, the sixty-six year-old president of the Chicago Park District.[ 8] He died in 1948.[ 9] Moorhead's fourth husband was Juan Garchitorena, an actor (under the stage name Juan Torena ) and former soccer player. They wed on July 27, 1957, in Beverly Hills.[ 10]
Selected filmography
References
^ 1910,1920 census for nathalian morehead. "Ancestry.com" . Ancestry.com . {{cite web }}
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^ Natalie Moorhead biodata , allmovie.com; accessed November 12, 2016.
^ "Lace, Ribbons, Chiffon Irresistible -- Natalie" . The Times Dispatch . Virginia, Richmond. November 17, 1929. p. 47. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Natalie Moorhead is Fascinating" . Kenosha News . Wisconsin, Kenosha. June 30, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Natalie Moorhead" . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ "Natalie Moorehead, film actress, weds director" . The St. Louis Star and Times . Missouri, St. Louis. International News Service. December 22, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Natalie Moorhead Sues for Divorce" . The Press Democrat . California, Santa Rosa. United Press. July 3, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wedding Plans Told", p. 3, Chicago Tribune , March 23, 1942.
^ "R.J. Dunham, Long Head of Parks, Dies", p. 20, Chicago Tribune , Feb. 4, 1948
^ "Natalie Moorhead Wed to Actor Garchitorena" . The Los Angeles Times . California, Los Angeles. July 28, 1957. p. 61. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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