Over at Esther's "B" left me a little comment about someone in a photo with Esther. "B" thought the unknown woman might have been Nova Pilbeam. NOVA PILBEAM! Forgive me, I thought it was a joke, but no, there is a Nova Pilbeam. (I can't stop saying this name!) Did you know there was a Nova Pilbeam? I always get a kick out of kooky names like this and wonder just what went through her parent's minds when their little bundle of joy arrived. I mean, with a last name like Pilbeam, what name would a new parent gravitate towards. "Why yes darling, let's call her Nova!"
Truth be told, I love the name and am thrilled to be able to add this minutiae to the "P" in the Rolodex in my brain.
Seems Nova was a successful british child actress, busy in the 30s, but by 1949, she had retired, never having made a film in Hollywood. More's the pity.
