Athene Seyler 1889 - 1990
Athene Seyler , Actress and silent movie star. National Portrait Gallery has photographs of her with her daughter Jane Ann from the 1920s. taken from the NPG website "Encouraged by Sir Henry Irving to become an actress, Seyler made her professional debut as Pamela Grey in The Truants (1909). In the early 1920s she attracted attention in the Restoration revivals mounted by Sir Nigel Playfair at the Lyric, Hammersmith. She joined the Old Vic Company in 1933 where her roles included Mistress Overdone in Measure for Measure, Mrs Frail in Love for Love and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest."
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| Born: Hackney, London, , , England 31st May 1889 | Baptised:
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1. London, , , England 1914
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Timeline
| 31st May 1889 | Born (birth) London, England | | 1901 | Lodger in 1901 census (census) East Grinstead, Surrey, ENgland | | 1911 | Daughter in 1911 census (census) London, England | | 1911 | UNMAR/ROLE INDI | | 1914 | Married (marriage) London, England | | 11th Sep 1990 | Died (death) London, England |
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