Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead
Moorhead in 1930
Born	Nathalian Morehead (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) Robert J Dunham (1942-1949;his death) Juan De Garchi Torena (1957–1983; his death)

Natalie Moorhead (born Nathalian Morehead; 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

• Thru Different Eyes (1929)
• The Unholy Night (1929)
• The Girl from Havana (1929)
• The Furies (1930)
• The Benson Murder Case (1930)
• Spring Is Here (1930)
• Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
• The Runaway Bride (1930)
• Manslaughter (1930)
• Shadow of the Law (1930)
• Ladies Must Play (1930)
• Divorce Among Friends (1930)
• Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
• Hot Curves (1930)
• The Office Wife (1930)
• Captain Thunder (1930)
• Women Men Marry (1931)
• Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) as Della
• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
• Morals for Women (1931)
• Illicit (1931)
• My Past (1931)
• The Phantom of Paris (1931)
• The Deceiver (1931)
• Maker of Men (1931)
• Discarded Lovers (1932)
• Three Wise Girls (1932)
• The Menace (1932)
• Cross-Examination (film) (1932)
• Love Bound (1932)
• The Stoker (1932)
• The King Murder (1932)
• The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
• Forgotten (1933)
• The Mind Reader (1933)
• Private Detective 62 (1933)
• Corruption (1933)
• Dance Hall Hostess (1933)
• The Big Chance (1933)
• Curtain at Eight (1933)
• Gigolettes of Paris (1933)
• Secret Sinners (1933)
• Long Lost Father' (1934)
• The Thin Man (1934)
• The Curtain Falls (1934)
• Fifteen Wives (1934)
• What Becomes of the Children? (1936)
• The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
• Heart of Arizona (1938)
• The Beloved Brat (1938)
• Lady of the Tropics (1939)

External links

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