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Sylvia Breamer

Sylvia Breamer

From Wikipedia 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.

Born: 1897-06-08 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • 44 titles

Known For

Known For

Man With Two Mothers
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Movie•1922

Man With Two Mothers

My Husband's Other Wife
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Movie•1920

My Husband's Other Wife

The Roof Tree
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Movie•1921

The Roof Tree

Missing
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Movie•1918

Missing

Dawn
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Movie•1919

Dawn

Respectable by Proxy
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Movie•1920

Respectable by Proxy

The Blood Barrier
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Movie•1920

The Blood Barrier

The Moonshine Trail
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Movie•1919

The Moonshine Trail

Her Temporary Husband
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Movie•1923

Her Temporary Husband

Too Much Youth
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Movie•1925

Too Much Youth

The Barefoot Boy
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Movie•1923

The Barefoot Boy

A House Divided
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Movie•1919

A House Divided

The Common Cause
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Movie•1919

The Common Cause

The Millionaire Vagrant
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Movie•1917

The Millionaire Vagrant

Sudden Jim
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Movie•1917

Sudden Jim

The Man Unconquerable
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Movie•1922

The Man Unconquerable

We Can't Have Everything
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Movie•1918

We Can't Have Everything

The Family Skeleton
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Movie•1918

The Family Skeleton

My Lady's Garter
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Movie•1920

My Lady's Garter

Not Guilty
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Movie•1921

Not Guilty