Natalie Kingston
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Natalie Kingston (19 May 1905–2 February 1991) was an American actress.
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[edit] Latin descent
Kingston was born in Sonoma County, California and raised in San Francisco, California. Her father was Charles J. Wheeland, an insurance broker. She was descended from Spanish hidalgo ancestors and was a great-grandaughter of General Mariano Vallejo, who commanded the army which surrendered California to General John C. Fremont. She was educated in San Rafael, California.
[edit] Dancer
She began law school but halfway through she dropped out to take a course in dancing. As a child she learned to dance the Jota (music) and other traditional Spanish dances. Two seasons later Kingston performed as a danseuse with the New York City Winter Garden show. Later she joined a Fanchon and Marco troupe in California after they found her dancing in a San Francisco cabaret.
[edit] Actress
Starting her career as an actress on Broadway, she moved into films in the early 1920s, her first appearance being in The Daredevil (1923). She joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1924, and co-starred with Harry Langdon in a series of comedy films including Remember When? (1925) and Her First Flame (1927). Kingston left the Sennett studio and comedies in 1926 to try for roles in dramatic movies.
She signed with Paramount Pictures and made three motion pictures in quick succession. All three are comedies. The first was Miss Brewster's Millions (1926), the second The Cat's Pajamas (1926), and the third was Wet Paint (1926).
Kingston's first dramatic role was in Street Angel (1928). She played the part of Lisetta. The same year she made Painted Post with Tom Mix. In this film she portrays a magazine illustrator who is seeking western types. She gets caught up in an exciting feud in her search for them. As Dona Beatriz Kingston was given a great opportunity in The Night of Love (1927). The movie featured Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky.
She appeared in two of the popular Tarzan films: as Mary Trevor in Tarzan the Mighty (1928) and was the fifth actress to play Jane in Tarzan the Tiger (1929). The Tarzan serial, which co-starred Frank Merrill, was produced by Universal Pictures. After a series of roles in B movies, she made her last film (Only Yesterday, in which she was uncredited), in 1933.
[edit] Personal life
Kingston drove a Chrysler royal coupe which she purchased from Greer-Robbins Company, a southern California distributor for Chrysler. The auto was purchased in March 1925. She owned a real western pony and was a skilled horsewoman. Kingston also enjoyed swimming.
[edit] Appearance
She was tall and slight, with lovely dark hair, which had just a glint of red in it. Her movie contract stipulated that she could never weigh more than 140 pounds. Kingston managed to maintain a weight of around 128 pounds. Her eyes were large and beauteous, with long silken lashes. She possessed a clear and perfect Spanish complexion. Her residence was at 1026 Cloverdale Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
Natalie Kingston died in West Hills, California at the age of eighty-five in 1991.
[edit] References
- Los Angeles Times, Daugter Of Dons In Sennett Fold, May 24, 1924, Page 24.
- Los Angeles Times, Natalie Buys One, March 29, 1925, Page H3.
- Los Angeles Times, Horsewomen All, April 15, 1925, Page C5.
- Los Angeles Times, Tries Vainly To Quit Comedy, February 28, 1926, Page 29.
- Los Angeles Times, Pure Californian, October 31, 1926, Page C21.
- Los Angeles Times, Fight Won By Father Of Actress, November 16, 1927, Page 6.
- Los Angeles Times, Two Cast For Role In Court Skit, April 7, 1928, Page A6.
- New York Times, Cinema Celebrities, May 20, 1928, Page 104.
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