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Sidney Bracey

January 01, 1970

Sidney Bracey (born Sidney Bracy; 18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he performed in more than 320 films between 1909 and 1942.

Sidney Bracey
Bracey, c. 1914
Born(1877-12-18)18 December 1877
Melbourne, Victoria
Died5 August 1942(1942-08-05) (aged 64)
Hollywood, California, US
OccupationActor
Years active1909–1942
Parent(s)Henry Bracy
Clara T. Bracy
RelativesLydia Thompson (aunt)
Zeffie Tilbury(cousin)

Early life and stage career edit

Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was the actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He was educated at Melbourne University.[1]

He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He continued his stage career in Britain in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909,[2] and also played roles in Shakespeare plays on Broadway in 1904 and 1905.[1] Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre,[3] followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913.[1]

Film career edit

Bracey then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942, while also performing in live acts together with friends such as Frank Farrington and James Cruze.[1] Early in his film career, from 1913 to 1915, he worked for the Thanhouser Company in dozens of films, often playing butler roles, such as in The Million Dollar Mystery. There he co-wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1914, he married Evelyn Forshay.[1] After Thanhouser, he worked with several major studios. By 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation."[2]

Bracey died in Hollywood, California, on 5 August 1942, aged 64. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.[4]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Bowers, David Q. "Bracy, Sidney: Volume III: Biographies", Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, 1995, accessed March 30, 2020
  2. ^ a b Stone, David. "Sidney Bracy", Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 30 August 2002, accessed 21 February 2010
  3. ^ Sidney Bracy at the IDBD database
  4. ^ Wilson, Scott (22 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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Sidney Bracey born Sidney Bracy 18 December 1877 5 August 1942 was an Australian born American actor After a stage career in Australia on Broadway and in Britain he performed in more than 320 films between 1909 and 1942 Sidney BraceyBracey c 1914Born 1877 12 18 18 December 1877Melbourne VictoriaDied5 August 1942 1942 08 05 aged 64 Hollywood California USOccupationActorYears active1909 1942Parent s Henry BracyClara T BracyRelativesLydia Thompson aunt Zeffie Tilbury cousin Contents 1 Early life and stage career 2 Film career 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and stage career editBracey was born in Melbourne Victoria with the name Sidney Bracy later changing the spelling of his last name He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T Bracy His aunt was the actress and dancer Lydia Thompson He was educated at Melbourne University 1 He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s with J C Williamson s comic opera companies On Broadway in 1900 he appeared as the tenor lead Yussuf in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly s Theatre in New York He then moved to England appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre London in June 1901 He next joined the D Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain playing Terence O Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902 He continued his stage career in Britain in Amorelle at London s Comedy Theatre in 1904 The Winter s Tale in 1904 05 and A Persian Princess at Queen s Theatre in 1909 2 and also played roles in Shakespeare plays on Broadway in 1904 and 1905 1 Back on Broadway in 1912 he played Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven s Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre 3 followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913 1 Film career editBracey then moved into film acting making first silent films and then talkies until his death in 1942 while also performing in live acts together with friends such as Frank Farrington and James Cruze 1 Early in his film career from 1913 to 1915 he worked for the Thanhouser Company in dozens of films often playing butler roles such as in The Million Dollar Mystery There he co wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee s Finish 1914 in which he played the title character In 1914 he married Evelyn Forshay 1 After Thanhouser he worked with several major studios By 1916 he changed the spelling of his last name to Bracey Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him Bracey a stately looking character man was in big demand for authority like roles such as movie directors bosses and most of the time the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood He was thin dark haired and had an earnest yet sober face that could break into a look of wide eyed exasperation 2 Bracey died in Hollywood California on 5 August 1942 aged 64 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles 4 Selected filmography editAdrift in a Great City 1914 short The Million Dollar Mystery 1914 The Man Inside 1916 Merely Mary Ann 1916 A Huntress of Men 1916 Caprice of the Mountains 1916 The Ragged Princess 1916 Crime and Punishment 1917 A Man s World 1918 The Invisible Ray 1920 serial An Amateur Devil 1920 Food for Scandal 1920 Passion Fruit 1921 The Outside Woman 1921 The March Hare 1921 Crazy to Marry 1921 Morals 1921 Midnight 1922 The Dictator 1922 The Radio King 1922 One Wonderful Night 1922 The Social Buccaneer 1923 Merry Go Round 1923 Ruggles of Red Gap 1923 The Courtship of Miles Standish 1923 The Wild Party 1923 Why Men Leave Home 1924 Her Night of Romance 1924 By Divine Right 1924 So This Is Marriage 1924 The White Desert 1925 A Slave of Fashion 1925 The Merry Widow 1925 Wandering Footsteps 1925 The Blackbird 1926 A Bankrupt Honeymoon 1926 The Devil s Circus 1926 Beverly of Graustark 1926 A Man Four Square 1926 Paris 1926 The Mystery Club 1926 The Thirteenth Juror 1927 Birds of Prey 1927 The Woman on Trial 1927 The Cameraman 1928 The Cossacks 1928 Home James 1928 Man Made Women 1928 Win That Girl 1928 The Haunted House 1928 Show People 1928 His Captive Woman 1929 Sioux Blood 1929 Children of Pleasure 1930 Outside the Law 1930 The Lion and the Lamb 1931 Shanghaied Love 1931 A Dangerous Affair 1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford 1931 The Monster Walks 1932 Love Bound 1932 The Intruder 1933 What No Beer 1933 Broken Dreams 1933 The Woman Who Dared 1933 The Ninth Guest 1934 Eight Bells 1935 I ve Been Around 1935 Anna Karenina 1935 Second Childhood 1936 Isle of Fury 1936 as Sam Three Smart Boys 1937 Merrily We Live 1938 My Bill 1938 The Sun Never Sets 1939 Devil s Island 1939 On Trial 1939 King of the Underworld 1939 Affectionately Yours 1941 The Body Disappears 1941 References edit a b c d e Bowers David Q Bracy Sidney Volume III Biographies Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History 1995 accessed March 30 2020 a b Stone David Sidney Bracy Who Was Who in the D Oyly Carte Opera Company 30 August 2002 accessed 21 February 2010 Sidney Bracy at the IDBD database Wilson Scott 22 August 2016 Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons 3d ed McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 7992 4 Retrieved 25 April 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey at IMDb Sidney Bracey at AllMovie Sidney Bracey at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sidney Bracey amp oldid 1182696734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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