Pinna Nesbit

{{Short description|Canadian silent film actress}}

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| name = Pinna Nesbit

| image = Bolshevism on Trial (1919) - 2.jpg

| caption = Exhibitors Herald, 1919

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|11|26}}

| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|3|31|1896|11|26}}

| death_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Actress

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| spouse = {{ubl |Freddie Cruger |John Gaston}}

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Pinna Nesbit (November 26, 1896 – March 31, 1950) was a Canadian silent film actress.{{cite news|last1=Ware|first1=Beverly|title=A case of royal romance?|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1173360-a-case-of-royal-romance|accessdate=October 12, 2016|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=December 11, 2013}} She was married two times and had an affair with King Edward VIII, when he was Prince of Wales.

She was the daughter of Captain William A. Nesbit, a British army officer stationed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|title=Gold and diamond cigarette case, Cartier, circa 1924|url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/fine-jewels-l13052/lot.446.html|website=Sothebys|accessdate=12 October 2016}}

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.{{cite news |title=Miss Lamson is wed to Frederic H. Cruger |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/27/archives/miss-lamson-is-wed-to-frederic-h-cruger-ceremony-takes-place-in.html |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=June 27, 1940 |page=26|url-access=subscription}}