Westman, Nydia (1902–1970)
Westman, Nydia (1902–1970)
American stage and screen actress. Born Feb 19, 1902, in New York, NY; died May 23, 1970, in Burbank, CA; dau. of Lily Wren Westman (actress and playwright) and Theodore Westman (actor and composer); m. Robert Sparks (div.).
Began career as a child in vaudeville with The Westman Family: her parents, 2 sisters, and brother; made Broadway debut at 16 in Pigs; also appeared in Lysistrata, Merchant of Yonkers, Life with Father, Madwoman of Chaillot, Endgame and Midgie Purvis, among others; films include Little Women, Craig's Wife, The Goldwyn Follies, The Late George Apley, The Velvet Touch, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit and Rabbit Run.
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