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Natalie Kingston was born into a rich family lineage, tracing her roots back to the first Spanish governor of California. Her great-grandfather, Agoston Haraszthy, was a Hungarian-born pioneer in Californian viticulture. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, Natalie was trained in traditional Spanish dance, including La Jota, and traveled to San Francisco to perform in cabaret at a young age. She was soon spotted by renowned ballroom dancers Fanchon and Marco, who featured her in their revue and eventually took her on tour. Natalie's big break came when she was billed as Natalie Kingston and performed as a chorine in the 1920 "Brevities" at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Natalie's career took off when she joined Mack Sennett's Keystone 'Fun Factory' in 1923. She worked her way up the cast list, eventually co-starring with comic greats like Harry Langdon, Billy Bevan, and Ben Turpin in a series of classic two-reel farces. When she left Sennett for Paramount, Natalie had ambitions to find more serious dramatic work. Instead, the studio continued to use her as a bankable comedy asset in a series of six-reel features.
Natalie's breakthrough role came when she was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star and landed a dramatic role in Ronald Colman's "The Night of Love" (1927). She went on to star in a series of films, including "Lost at the Front" (1927) and "Tarzan the Mighty" (1928),which generated sufficient revenue for a sequel. However, with the advent of talking pictures, Natalie struggled to make the transition and eventually faded from the scene, making her final credited appearance in "His Private Secretary" (1933) alongside a young John Wayne.
