Nadya Nozharova

Nadya Mateeva Nozharova (1916-2014), also known as Countess Nadya de Navarro Farber[1] was a Bulgarian operetta singer and actress,[2][3] American entrepreneur, philanthropist and Spanish countess.[4]

Nadya Nozharova
Nadya Nozharova, image from 1942. Source: Bulgarian Archives State Agency
Born
Nadya Mateeva Nozharova

(1916-11-21)21 November 1916
Pleven, Bulgaria
Died18 April 2014(2014-04-18) (aged 97)
Long Island, New York, United States
NationalityBulgarian
OccupationSinger, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Spouse(s)Angel Sladkarov (1936-1940)
Count of Navarro (1940-1949)
Sid Farber (1953-1985)
Yuriy Farber (1985-2014)

Biography

Career

Nadya Nozharova was born in Pleven on 21 November 1916. Her father was a tradesman for electrical materials. She studied at the American girls' school in Lovech, before she came back to Pleven and in 1934 started her career at the operetta theatre "Angel Sladkarov" with which she tours in Bulgaria. After the disassembly of the theatre group, she played in the theatres "Odeon", "Bulgaria", and "Corporate theatre".[2] She moved to Germany, where she studied "Singing". After she came back to Bulgaria she played in the film "Izpitanie" (Trial) in 1942.[5][3]

She died on 18 April 2014 on Long Island.[4]

Family

After she started playing at the operetta theatre "Angel Sladkarov" in 1936, she married a few days later Angel Sladkarov in the Troyan Monastery.[2] In 1940 they divorced[6] and she married the Papal count de Navarro, a Spanish diplomat in Vatican City, from who she received the title "countess". They lived in Monte Carlo.

After her husband's death in 1949, she moved to the US and in 1953 she married Sid Farber, who owned a building and real-estate company.[3] The couple built a Moorish-style castle as a holiday home at St Croix in the US Virgin Islands.[7] After his death in 1985 she received a large estate and she married Yuriy Farber.[1]

Charity

In the United States, she supported several organizations for assistance to Jewish and Venezuelan immigrants: the Red Cross in Monaco, the American Hospital in Paris, and the Princess Grace hospital in Monaco.[4]

  • Images of Nadya Nozharova from 1942. Source: Bulgarian Archives State Agency
  • Images of Nadya Nozharova from the making of the film

References
  1. "Животът на контеса Надя Фарбер от Плевен". offnews.bg (in Bulgarian). 29 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. Бончев, Марин (7 April 2009). Надя Ножарова – актриса или жертва. в. "24 часа" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. Коларова, Диана (14 October 2010). "Надя Ножарова, графиня дьо Наваро". dianakolarova.blogspot.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "In Memory of Countess Nadia de Navarro-Farber". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "In memoriam Надя Ножарова (графиня Надя де Наваро Фарбър) (1918–2014)". Българска национална филмотека (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. Ценкова, Искра. Нещо за очите, нещо за ушите, та и за сърцето.... сп. "Тема" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. "This Caribbean Castle Was a Countess's Dream Home Brought to Life". Travel+Leisure.
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