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Loni Nest

Loni Nest

She was born Eleonore Nest on August 4, 1915, in Berlin to American parents who were Methodist missionaries. During her parents' time as missionaries, she was discovered by a German movie producer on a poster promoting a Sunday school program. She was soon asked to work in movies. With the permission of her parents, she acted in her first movie in 1918. She used the name Loni Nest instead of Eleonore Nest. Between 1918 and 1933, she starred in 41 movies, opposite such actors as Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Feld. Nest left movies in 1933 to move back to her parents' original home in Boston. She left to focus on the family's involvment in a new Methodist church, where her father would serve as deacon. She also wanted to leave Germany as soon as possible due in part to the rise of Nazism that began when Adolf Hitler took power. Nest enrolled in college, and then became a music teacher. She worked for public schools in Massachussetts for over 40 years. In 1938, she married businessman Roy Smythe. Smythe went on to establish his own car dealership that remained in place until his death in 1987. Nest became the mother of three children. She moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to live with her daughter after the death of her husband. She spent the rest of her life volunteering at a local hospital as well as being active in her local Methodist church. She died of old age on February 17, 2014. She was 98

Personal information

Birthday

1915-08-04

Birth Place

Berlin, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

Allein im Urwald

Allein im Urwald

1922

0.0

Movie
Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten

1922

0.0

Movie
Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit

1922

0.0

Movie
Der Sträfling von Cayenne

Der Sträfling von Cayenne

1921

0.0

Movie
Die Ehe der Frau Mary

Die Ehe der Frau Mary

1919

0.0

Movie
Fräulein Raffke

Fräulein Raffke

1923

5.0

Movie
Harakiri

Harakiri

1919

5.8

Movie
Johannes Goth

Johannes Goth

1920

0.0

Movie
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

1920

0.0

Movie
Nosferatu

Nosferatu

1922

7.7

Movie
Nosferatu: The First Vampire

Nosferatu: The First Vampire

1998

5.0

Movie
Patience

Patience

1920

0.0

Movie
Tabitha, Stand Up

Tabitha, Stand Up

1922

0.0

Movie
The Blackguard

The Blackguard

1925

6.0

Movie
The Golem: How He Came Into the World

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920

7.0

Movie
The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle

1921

6.3

Movie
The Hawk

The Hawk

1933

0.0

Movie
The Joyless Street

The Joyless Street

1925

6.9

Movie
The Little Napoleon

The Little Napoleon

1923

0.0

Movie
The Merry-Go-Round

The Merry-Go-Round

1920

5.0

Movie
The Wandering Image

The Wandering Image

1920

5.5

Movie