Flora Bramley (24 September 1904 – 23 June 1993) was an American-based British actress and comedian.
Career
Born in
London
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, Bramley started out on stage in musical revues, and in June 1926, while visiting relatives in
Hollywood, was signed by
United Artists
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. Her first film (for
Film Booking Offices of America
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an Anglo-Americ ...
), ''The Dude Cowboy'' (1926) was followed by three more films, all for United Artists. She was persuaded by
Harry Brand
Harry Brand (October 20, 1895 – February 22, 1989) was an American press agent. Described as "the mastermind who made Shirley Temple the most famous child star in history, Betty Grable a GI Joe pinup girl and Marilyn Monroe a sex goddess," Brand ...
, general manager of the
Buster Keaton studios, to appear in
Buster Keaton's ''
College
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'' (1927).
In 1928, she was selected to be a
WAMPAS Baby Star (sometimes mis-credited as Flora Bromley), receiving a good amount of publicity. That year, her third film, ''We Americans'' (1928) was released. In late 1929, she appeared on stage at the Fulton in
Oakland, California
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on 1 December 1929, as Laurel in ''
Stella Dallas'', directed by future screen actor and director,
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career.
Career
Pichel was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Cent ...
. Bramley's short film career ended when she appeared in ''The Flirting Widow'', in 1930.
Death
She died on 23 June 1993, aged 88, at her home in
Moline, Illinois
Moline ( ) is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. With a population of 42,985 in 2020, it is the largest city in Rock Island County. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island ...
.
External links
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Flora Bramleyat Virtual History
Flora Bramley profile kinopoisk.ru; accessed 11 November 2017.
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1904 births
1993 deaths
British emigrants to the United States
British film actresses
British stage actresses
British musical theatre actresses
Actresses from London
Comedians from London
20th-century British actresses
20th-century British women singers
WAMPAS Baby Stars
20th-century British comedians