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Loni Nest‌

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Birthday

calendar1915-08-04

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Loni Nest

Berlin, Germany

Loni Nest

Berlin, Germany

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1915-08-04

Popularity

star1.4

Biography

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

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The Golem: How He Came Into the World‌
star7.0
calendar 1920

The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle‌
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calendar 1921

The Hawk

The Hawk‌
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calendar 1933

Nosferatu: The First Vampire

Nosferatu: The First Vampire‌
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calendar 1998

The Wandering Image

The Wandering Image‌
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calendar 1920

Patience

Patience‌
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calendar 1920

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg‌
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calendar 1920

The Little Napoleon

The Little Napoleon‌
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calendar 1923

Die Ehe der Frau Mary

Die Ehe der Frau Mary‌
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calendar 1919

The Blackguard

The Blackguard‌
star6.0
calendar 1925

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang‌
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calendar 1920

Allein im Urwald

Allein im Urwald‌
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calendar 1922

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit

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calendar 1922

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calendar 1922

The Joyless Street

The Joyless Street‌
star6.8
calendar 1925

Fräulein Raffke

Fräulein Raffke‌
star5.0
calendar 1923

Harakiri

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star5.8
calendar 1919

Nosferatu

Nosferatu‌
star7.7
calendar 1922

Tabitha, Stand Up

Tabitha, Stand Up‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

Der Sträfling von Cayenne

Der Sträfling von Cayenne‌
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calendar 1921

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