Nita Martan
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Nita Martan | |
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Born | July 4, 1898 Colorado, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Riverside, California, U.S. |
Other names | Manilla Martan |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1920–1931 (film) |
Nita Martan (1898–1986) was an American actress, dancer, and singer[1] who was active in the silent and early sound eras.[2]
Martan was active in musical comedy productions in New York and in vaudeville.[1] On Broadway, she portrayed Ro See in China Rose (1925) and Elaine Le Mar in When You Smile (1925).[3]
In 1932, Martan and Murray Smith formed a dance team that was featured at venues such as the Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Grove in Los Angeles and the Embassy Club in Miami, Florida.[4]
Selected filmography
- The Son of Tarzan (1920) (credited as Manilla Martan)
- Sidewalks of New York (1922) (credited as Manilla Martan)
- The Wolf's Fangs (1923) (credited as Manilla Martans)
- Hereafter credited as Nita Martan:
- Lost at the Front (1927)
- The Royal American (1927)
- Dog Justice (1928)
- Lady Be Good (1928)
- Twin Beds (1929)
- Borrowed Wives (1930)
- Under Montana Skies (1930)
- Chasing Rainbows (1930)
- The Third Alarm (1930)
- Two Gun Man (1931)
- Anybody's Blonde (1931)
- Caught Cheating (1931)
References
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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