Nita Naldi

Nita Naldi (April 1, 1897 - February 17, 1961) was one of the most successful silent film actresses of the Roaring Twenties. Image File history File links This photograph was taken with permission from a personal collection. ... Image File history File links This photograph was taken with permission from a personal collection. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Roaring Twenties refers to the North American historical period of the 1920s, which has been described as one of the most colorful decades in American history. ...

Born Anita Donna Dooley in New York City into a working class Irish-Italian family, Nita began her professional career in the Ziegfield Follies, changing her decidedly Irish sounding surname to the more exotic Naldi as an homage to a childhood friend with the surname Rinaldi. New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ... The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. ...

Discovered in 1919 by actor John Barrymore, Nita soon took Hollywood by storm. With her sultry, exotic looks, she was immediately snapped up for a Paramount Pictures contract. She appeared in her first film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1920 at Barrymore's request. Initially, Nita was often cast in the role of the vamp; A sort of paean to earlier Hollywood starlet and rival Theda Bara. It was an onscreen persona that Naldi would wonderfully capitalize on during her years in the film industry. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Sidney Blythe (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942), better known as John Barrymore, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll1and Mr. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Vamp is a colloquial term applied to describe a particular type of femme fatale, popular in silent films. ... ... Theda Bara portrayed Cleopatra, in a costume of dubious historical accuracy. ...

Her most memorable role came when she was teamed with Italian screen idol Rudolph Valentino in the enormous 1922 hit Blood and Sand. The pairing of the overtly seductive duo was so appealing to the public that Naldi was twice more Valentino's co-star in 1924's A Sainted Devil, and Cobra in 1925. Naldi was often even referred to as the female Valentino. Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Blood and Sand was a 1922 silent movie directed by Fred Niblo and starring Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee and Nita Naldi. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cobra or cobra or COBRA may refer to: Cobra (snake), a venomous snake. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At her career's peak, Naldi appeared in the collossal 1923 epic film The Ten Commandments, directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Nita Naldi appeared in one of legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock's first directorial efforts, 1926's The Mountain Eagle. She is often credited, mistakenly, as appearing in Hitchcock's The Pleasure Garden. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the list of religious and moral imperatives. ... Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ... Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born (later American as well) film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Mountain Eagle was Alfred Hitchcocks second silent film as director, released in 1926, following The Pleasure Garden. ...

In the late 1920's, she travelled to Europe and made several films before returning to America and appearing on Broadway in the 1933 productions of The Firebird and Queer People. Like so many other silent film stars however, the advent of the talkies saw Naldi's career wane. By the end of the 1920's, with America entering the Great Depression, her vamp persona seemed passé to American film-goers. Nita eventually retired and married J. Searle Barclay. Although, she occasionally came out of retirement to appear in minor parts in films, television, and the stage - most notably her role in the 1952 play In Any Language, co-starring the legendary stage actress Uta Hagen. This article is about the street in New York City. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to approximately 1939. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Uta Thyra Hagen (June 12, 1919 - January 14, 2004) was a German-born American actress and acting teacher. ...

Nita Naldi died of a heart attack in her New York City apartment at the age of 60 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Calvary Cemetery is located in Woodside, Queens County, New York, and is a very popular eternal dwelling place for mobsters and politicians. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ...

For her contribution to the film industry, Nita Naldi was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6316 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Nita Naldi filmography

Life (1920)

Common Sin (1920)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

Last Door (1921)

Experience (1921)

Divorce of Convenience (1921)

Snitching Hour (1922)

Reported Missing (1922)

The Man from Beyond (1922)

For Your Daughter's Sake (1922 reissue of Common Sin)

Channing of the Northwest (1922)

Blood and Sand (1922)

Anna Ascends (1922)

You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)

The Ten Commandments (1923)

Lawful Larceny (1923)

Hollywood (1923)

The Glimpses of the Moon (1923)

A Sainted Devil (1924)

Don't Call It Love (1924)

The Breaking Point (1924)

Mountain Eagle (1925)

Marriage Whirl (1925)

Lady Who Lied (1925)

Cobra (1925)

Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)

The Unfair Sex (1926)

The Miracle of Life (1926)

Fear O'God (1926)

La Femme Nue (1926)

What Price Beauty? (1928)

The Model From Montmartre (1928)

La Maschera d'Oro (The Golden Mask) (1929)

You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)

External links

• Nita Naldi at the Internet Movie Database

• Nita Naldi Web Tribute

• Nita Naldi on Find A Grave

• Silent Ladies & Gents