Flora Bramley (24 September 1904 – 23 June 1993) was an American-based British actress and comedian.

Career

Born in

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, Bramley started out on stage in musical revues, and in June 1926, while visiting relatives in

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, was signed by

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. Her first film (for

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), ''The Dude Cowboy'' (1926) was followed by three more films, all for United Artists. She was persuaded by

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, general manager of the

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studios, to appear in

's ''

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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

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, on 1 December 1929, as Laurel in '' Stella Dallas'', directed by future screen actor and director,

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. 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

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External links

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Flora Bramley
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Flora Bramley profile
kinopoisk.ru; accessed 11 November 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bramley, Flora 1904 births 1993 deaths English emigrants to the United States English film actresses English stage actresses English musical theatre actresses Actresses from London Comedians from London 20th-century English actresses 20th-century English women singers 20th-century English comedians English women comedians