Pinna Nesbit (November 26, 1896 – March 31, 1950) was a Canadian silent film actress. She was married two times and had an affair with King

Edward VIII Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January ...

, when he was Prince of Wales. She was the daughter of Captain William A. Nesbit, a British army officer stationed in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Ontario, Canada. Nesbit was married to haberdasher Freddie Cruger at the time of her affair with the Prince of Wales. Later she was married to John Gaston.

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* 1896 births 1950 deaths Canadian people of British descent Actresses from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian silent film actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian film actresses Mistresses of Edward VIII {{Canada-film-actor-stub