Sylvia Breamer

Sylvia Breamer


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Sylvia Breamer (9 June 1897 – 7 June 1943) was an Australian


actress who performed in American silent motion pictures beginning in 1917. Her


father was Sir James De Courcey Breamer, a commander in the Royal Navy. After


his death her mother married Judge A.G. Plunkett, formerly of Sydney,


Australia.


Sylvia's initial film efforts were with Colonel J. Stuart


Blackton films. She also performed in releases produced by Mayflower Pictures.


Breamer came to Hollywood with her sister, Doris, in 1920. Her mother relocated


also, residing at 837 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles, California.


Her first Hollywood movie was Athalie, a story of


spiritualism, directed by Sid Franklin, formerly the director of Mary Pickford.


The film was based on a work by Robert W. Chambers. Breamer worked at Brunton


Studios. Her work with director Franklin was released by First National


Pictures.


In 1921 Sylvia was signed by Director General Lloyd B.


Carleton to make features produced by the Rubayat Press and Photoplay


Corporation. Sylvia travelled with a Universal Pictures film crew on location


in Truckee, California. This was during the making of Bavu (1923). The group


left Universal City, California in an effort to complete scenes of the deaths


of Bolshevik characters in the Russian melodrama. Among others the film


featured actors Wallace Beery and Estelle Taylor.


When she came west from Australia Sylvia had just divorced


William Morrison, a director. She married him when she was only sixteen years


old. On 1 November 1924 the actress married Dr. Harry Martin at the Glenwood


Inn in Riverside, California. Martin, 34, formerly practiced medicine in


Chicago, Illinois. He served in World War I and relocated to Los Angeles after


being discharged from the U.S. Army.


Miss Breamer was an avid horsewoman. Another hobby was


seeking grunion at Del Rey, California. She owned beautiful jewellery. A


diamond bracelet was taken from her just before she departed New York City to come


to Hollywood. The bracelet was valued at $1,200.


Sylvia Breamer died in New York City in 1943.

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Born

    1897-06-08

  • Place of Birth

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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