Annette Westbay

Annette Westbay (1896–1960) was an American actress and playwright Her mother was the Polish pianist Melanie Wienzkowska, and her father was a revolutionary. Her family were forced to flee the country due to political persecution. Shortly after they left Poland, Westbay's father died.

After her father's death, Westbay and her mother lived in the United States while her mother performed around the country. Westbay's mother later died, and she was then adopted by Henry E. Westbay, a New York dentist, and his wife. Madame Alias (c. 1927), co-written by Florence Hopkins The Girl I Loved, co-written by George Scarborough; adapted from poem by James Whitcomb Riley Cuckoo (1925), co-written by George Scarborough