Nita Martan

American actress
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active1920–1931 (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

  1. ^ a b "Nita Martan With M. G. M." The Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Munden p.193
  3. ^ "Nita Martan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Embassy artists please patrons". The Miami Herald. March 5, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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

  • Nita Martan at IMDb


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