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Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an American stage performer and silent film actress. She was often cast in theatrical and screen productions as a vamp, a type of character first popularized by actress Theda Bara.
Nita Naldi. Actress: The Ten Commandments. Nonna Dooley, the future silent screen star, began her career as a showgirl in a Shubert revue in the Winter Garden, later went on to the famed Ziegfeld Follies. After a successful career on the stage with the Follies, Nita decided to try her hand with films in Hollywood.
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Nita Naldi was born on November 13, 1894 in a tenement located at 309 E. 114th Street in the then-Irish enclave of Harlem. According to her birth certificate, her parents, Patrick and Julia Cronin Dooley, named her Mary. The 1900 and 1910 U.S. censuses, however, enumerate Mary Dooley as Nonna Dooley.
November 13, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. February 17, 1961 · New York City, New York, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Mary Nonna Dooley. Height. 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio. Nonna Dooley, the future silent screen star, began her career as a showgirl in a Shubert revue in the Winter Garden, later went on to the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
- November 13, 1894
- February 17, 1961
Mar 29, 2023 · March 29, 2023. Nita Naldi, born Mary Nonna Dooley; November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961, was an East Harlem stage performer and silent film actress. She was often cast in theatrical and screen productions as a vamp, a persona first popularized by actress Theda Bara.
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Nita Naldi’s career as a movie star was a short one as film careers go, from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1920 to her last film, Die Pratermizzi, released in 1927. She had only one lead role ( The Mountain Eagle, 1926) and is mainly remembered for her costarring roles with Rudolph Valentino.
The film, a romantic melodrama set in Kentucky, is about a widower ( Bernhard Goetzke) who jealously competes with his crippled son (John F. Hamilton) and a man he loathes ( Malcolm Keen) over the affections of a schoolteacher ( Nita Naldi ).
