Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead | |
|---|---|
 Moorhead in 1930 | |
| Born | Nathalian Morehead July 27, 1901 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1992 (aged 91) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| 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)Juan Garchitorena
(m. 1957; died 1983) |
Natalie Moorhead (born Nathalian Morehead,[1] 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 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. She then played Sadie in A Lady in Love (1927)[5] at the Lyceum Theatre. 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
- Thru Different Eyes (1929) - Frances Thornton
- The Unholy Night (1929) - Lady Violet Montague
- The Girl from Havana (1929) - Lona Martin
- The Furies (1930) - Caroline Leigh
- The Benson Murder Case (1930) - Fanny Del Roy
- Spring Is Here (1930) - Rita Conway
- Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) - Blonde Actress with Frank Buelow at Premiere (uncredited)
- The Runaway Bride (1930) - Clara Muldoon
- Shadow of the Law (1930) - Ethel Barry aka Ethel George
- Hot Curves (1930) - Maizie
- Manslaughter (1930) - Eleanor Bellington
- Ladies Must Play (1930) - Connie
- The Office Wife (1930) - Linda Fellowes
- Divorce Among Friends (1930) - Joan Whitley
- Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) - Duchess Bessie Von Essie
- Captain Thunder (1930) - Bonita
- Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) - Della
- Illicit (1931) - Margie True
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) - Leila Crofton
- Women Men Marry (1931) - Dolly Moulton
- My Past (1931) - Consuelo 'Connie' Byrne
- The Phantom of Paris (1931) - Vera
- Morals for Women (1931) - Flora
- The Deceiver (1931) - Mrs. Lawton
- Maker of Men (1931) - Mrs. Rhodes
- Discarded Lovers (1932) - Irma Gladden
- Three Wise Girls (1932) - Ruth Dexter
- The Menace (1932) - Caroline Quayle
- Cross-Examination (1932) - Inez Wells
- Love Bound (Murder on the High Seas) (1932) - Verna Wilson, alias Vera Wendall
- The Stoker (1932) - Vera Martin
- The King Murder (1932) - Elizabeth Hawthorn
- The Fighting Gentleman (1932) - Violet Reed
- Forgotten (1933) - Myrtle Strauss
- The Mind Reader (1933) - Mrs. Austin
- Private Detective 62 (1933) - Helen Burns
- Corruption (1933) - Sylvia Gorman
- Dance Hall Hostess (1933) - Clare
- The Big Chance (1933) - Babe
- Curtain at Eight (1933) - Alma Jenkins Thornton
- Gigolettes of Paris (1933) - Diane Valraine
- Secret Sinners (1933) - Mrs. Gilbert
- Only Yesterday (1933) - Lucy (uncredited)
- Long Lost Father (1934) - Phyllis Mersey-Royds
- Dancing Man (1934) - Tamara Trevor
- The Thin Man (1934) - Julia Wolf
- Fifteen Wives (1934) - Carol Manning
- The Curtain Falls (1934) - Katherine Scorsby
- Champagne for Breakfast (1935) - Mrs. Morton
- Two in a Crowd (1936) - Mrs. Anthony (uncredited)
- 15 Maiden Lane (1936) - Nellie - Society Crook (uncredited)
- What Becomes of the Children? (1936) - Edith Worthington
- King of Gamblers (1937) - Woman at Table (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde (1937) - Theresa Gray
- Heart of Arizona (1938) - Belle Starr
- The Beloved Brat (1938) - Evelyn Morgan
- Letter of Introduction (1938) - Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited)
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939) - Woman (uncredited)
- Lady of the Tropics (1939) - Mrs. Hazlitt
- The Women (1939) - Woman at Modiste Salon (uncredited)
- I Take This Woman (1940) - May - Saleslady (uncredited)
- Flight Angels (1940) - Miss Mason
- All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
- I Want a Divorce (1940) - Mrs. Tyrell (uncredited)
- Margie (1940) - Mrs. Dixon (final film role)
References
- ^ 1910, 1920 census for nathalian morehead. "Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.