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Flora Bramley (24 September 1904 – 23 June 1993) was an American-based British actress and comedian.
Flora Bramley
at Virtual History
Flora Bramley profile
kinopoisk.ru; accessed 11 November 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bramley, Flora 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
Career
Born inLondon
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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
United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stud ...
. 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
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
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 inMoline, 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
*Flora Bramley
at Virtual History
Flora Bramley profile
kinopoisk.ru; accessed 11 November 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bramley, Flora 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