Nellie Nolan, played by Anna Sten
Born Hedwig Pumpenfeldt in 1897, she originally came from a small village on the German/Czech border. She arrived in New York in 1912, aged fifteen, and shortly thereafter began to make a career for herself as Nellie Nolan in the kind of musical theatre where prettiness and lavish charms were more highly regarded than musical talent.
She attracted attention, particularly a young admirer called Nathan Beauregard Rees, who was regarded as an up and coming young architect, a scion of a wealthy Bostonian family. However, he was killed in an automobile accident in 1920; it was very soon after his death that Nellie Nolan became known in society as the mistress of Chetwyn Glyde.
She subsequently played a number of roles in a series of Hollywood movies, but without the recognition that she and Chetwyn Glyde (who has invested heavily in these movies) feels that she deserves.
She is known to have an uncertain temper (which some have attributed to reliance on alcohol) and is known not to be on good terms with Chetwyn’s daughter.
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Nellie Nolan is a NonPlayer Character in Murder at Christmas. This means that she will be written by Mel Mason, who is running the game.
You can learn more about other characters here.
Murder at Christmas is an online email game that will run over (approximately) the Twelve Days of Christmas – from December 21st 2016 until January 6th 2017. There are eight writers, working collaboratively (see the Rules of the Game). Regular updates will be posted on the website, with links that you can follow on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ so that people can follow the story, root for their favourite characters, and keep up with the twists and turns of the plot.
Followers can also apply to join the Gossip mailing list,where they can discuss the game with the writers!
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