Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead
Moorhead in 1930
Born	Nathalia Messner (1901-07-27)July 27, 1901 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 6, 1992(1992-10-06) (aged 91) Montecito, California, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California
Occupation	actress
Years active	1929–1940
Spouses	Raymond Phillips (1929–1930) Alan Crosland (1930–1935) Juan De Garchi Torena (19??–1983; his death)

Natalie Moorhead (born Nathalia Messner; 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.

Career

She began her theatre career on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre playing a bridesmaid in the 1922 play Abie's Irish Rose which broke a record for run of the play, finally closing at the Theatre Republic on October 1, 1927. She then played Sadie in the short run of A Lady in Love at the Lyceum Theatre. She played Lydia Webster in George M. Cohan's 1927 farce Baby Cyclone at Henry Miller's Theatre.

Personal life

On December 21, 1930, Moorhead married director Alan Crosland. She sued him for divorce on July 2, 1935.

Selected filmography

• Spring Is Here (1930)
• Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
• Manslaughter (1930)
• Hot Curves (1930)
• The Office Wife (1930)
• Captain Thunder (1930)
• Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
• Morals for Women (1931)
• Illicit (1931)
• Discarded Lovers (1932)
• The King Murder (1932)
• The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
• Curtain at Eight (1933)
• The Thin Man (1934)
• The Curtain Falls (1934)
• The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
• Lady of the Tropics (1939)

External links

• Natalie Moorhead at IMDb
• Natalie Moorhead at the Internet Broadway Database
• Natalie Moorhead at Find a Grave