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- Birth nameNicholas Pratza
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Nick Stuart was born on April 10, 1904 in Abrud, Romania. He was an actor, known for Gunsmoke (1947), The Crimson Paradise (1933) and Rio Grande Romance (1936). He was married to Martha Wilson Burnett, Ruth Eileen Skinner and Sue Carol. He died on April 7, 1973 in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
- SpousesMartha Wilson Burnett(December 22, 1942 - April 7, 1973) (his death)Ruth Eileen Skinner(September 22, 1937 - May 29, 1939) (divorced)Ruth Eileen Skinner(June 13, 1936 - May 11, 1937) (divorced)Sue Carol(July 28, 1929 - May 12, 1934) (divorced, 1 child)
- Turned orchestra leader in the mid-1930s and later appeared in films as "The Man with the Band from Movie Land".
- Got his start in films, after being promoted by director Howard Hawks from office boy to his personal assistant. For five years under contract to 20th Century Fox, followed by another five years with Columbia.
- Bandleader.
- Lean Romanian-born actor with breezy good looks in early collegiate talkies, often with his then-wife actress Sue Carol.
- Nick and his ex-wife, Sue Carol, are the parents of a daughter, Carol Lee Stuart (Carol Lee Ladd), who was born on July 18, 1932.
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