Sybil Seely

Sybil Seely (born Sibye Travilla, January 2, 1902 – June 26, 1984) was a silent film actress who worked with the well known silent film comedy actor Buster Keaton.

Early years Seely was born to Harry Travilla and Lucie Ellen Boyker in Los Angeles, the sixth of seven children. She was of French, English, and Scottish descent. Her three brothers performed "as the Travilla Brothers, a popular vaudeville act featuring stunts in a huge onstage tank using a trained seal named Winks, advertised as 'The Seal With The Human Brain.'"

Personal life In 1920, she married screenwriter Jules Furthman. They had a son, Jules Jr. In 1922, she retired from her acting career.

Death Seely was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1983 and also suffered from cerebral arteriosclerosis at the time of her death from cardiac failure

Filmography Hearts and Flowers (1919) A Lady's Tailor (1919) Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) Up in Alf's Place (1919) His Last False Step (1919) Down on the Farm (1920) By Golly! (1920) Married Life (1920) One Week (1920) Convict 13 (1920) Movie Fans (1920) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) The Scarecrow (1920) (uncredited) Bungalow Troubles (1920) The Boat (1921) A Sailor-Made Man (1921) On Patrol (1922)