Nina Quartero

Nina Quartero
Nina Quatero in The Monkey's Paw (1933)
Born	Gladys Quartararo (1908-03-17)March 17, 1908 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1985(1985-11-23) (aged 77) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1929–1943
Spouses	John C. Outhet ​ (m. 1934⁠–⁠1937)​ Joseph C. Shea ​ (m. 1937⁠–⁠1939)​ William Spencer Hook ​ ​ (m. 1944⁠–⁠1974)​
Children	none

Nina Quartero (born Gladys Quartararo;^[1] March 17, 1908 – November 23, 1985) was an American movie actress whose career spanned from 1928 to 1943. She starred in several shorts and later in features such as The Red Mark (1928), Frozen River (1929), and Men of the North (1930).

Quartero was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Quartararo.^[2]

She appeared in One Stolen Night (1928), cast with Betty Bronson and William Collier. The story concerns a British World War I soldier who comes to the assistance of an enslaved dancer. In Frozen River (1929) she was paired with Raymond McKee as the motion picture's romantic leads.

In 1931 Quartero appeared in Arizona, an early John Wayne movie. Playing "Conchita," she is a source of strife in Wayne's relationship to the characters depicted by Laura La Plante and June Clyde. She performed again with Wayne in The Man from Monterey (1933). Her final screen performances show Quartero playing very small parts, such as an uncredited native dancer in Green Hell (1940), and a bar-girl in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943).

Quartero once tried a publicity stunt by claiming that she was betrothed to Notre Dame All-American quarterback Frank Carideo. Carideo demanded a retraction of Quartero's engagement announcement, although he admitted he knew her from a time when each resided in Mount Vernon, New York. He had also visited her home, in Beverly Hills, California, prior to the 1930 University of Southern California game, to exchange greetings.^[3]

• Charleston, West Virginia Gazette, One Stolen Night, Sunday, May 12, 1929, Page 39.
• Lima, Ohio News, In Lima Theaters, Friday, August 30, 1929, Page 16.
• New York Times, Carideo Denies Betrothal, January 4, 1931, Page 3.

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