Berta Nelson — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1913) 🇺🇸

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October 04, 2024

Berta Nelson is the lady with the black, black hair who plays strong leads in Itala pictures. Maybe you’ve seen her in some of the many-reel specials for which Itala is famous, and if you have you know what a really fine actress she is.

Her name and her appearance belie each other, but that’s because she is as much northland as she is Latin, her name being wholly the former, coming down to her from the Viking days when her forefathers swooped down on the Mediterranean shores and boldly took their pick of the maidens.

Signorina Nelson’s maternal ancestor was among those chosen and was borne away to Norway to become the bride of one of the thralls of Leif the Lucky. So when Miss Nelson made this world’s acquaintance, the name Berta, typical of the northland, was bestowed upon her and she proceeded to develop into a purely Latin type. It’s a type that the signorina makes valuable to the Itala company.

Giuseppina Amici | Ermete Zacconi | Lidia Quaranta | Berta Nelson — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1913) | www.vintoz.com

Collection: Motography Magazine, May 1913