Sylvia Picker (1912 - 1981)

Radio, screen and television actress. Her most enduring role was that of Alan Ladd’s ditzy secretary, Suzi, on the radio drama “Box 13.” She also did the voice of Chuck Jones’ animated mouse, Snuffles, at times. First husband was screenwriter, Grant Garrett. (bio by: Scott G)  Family links:  Parents:  Herman Picker (1879 – 1924)  Anna […]

Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963)

Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Her mother, Aurelia Schober Plath (1906–1994), was a first-generation American of Austrian descent, and her father, Otto Plath (1885–1940), was from Grabow, Germany. Plath’s father was an entomologist and was a professor of biology at Boston University; he […]

Sylvia Woods (1926 - 2012)

Sylvia Woods (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 2012) was an American restaurateur who co-founded the landmark restaurant Sylvia’s in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962. The soul food eatery is a popular gathering place for Harlem residents and tourists not far from the Apollo Theater. Sylvia […]

Sylvie Joly (1934 - 2015)

French Actress. Joly was an actress and comic who was well known for both her film appearances and “one woman shows”. She started her adult career in law, but went into acting soon after. Joly appeared in such films as “Get Out Your Handkerchiefs” (1978), “Le miraculé” (1987) and “Going Places” (1974).    She also […]

Symona Boniface (1894 - 1950)

Actress. Symona Boniface began her career in the theatre, where she produced and wrote plays in addition to acting. In the 1920s she entered film, where at first she had bit or uncredited parts, and occasionally a meatier supporting role. Her most important early role was in the 1931 feature ‘Dragnet Patrol.’ In 1934 she […]

Syrie Maugham (1879 - 1955)

Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo was born in England, a daughter of Thomas John Barnardo, the founder of the Barnardo’s charity for destitute children, and his wife, the former Sarah Louise “Syrie” Elmslie.  In a career that lasted from 1922 until her death, Syrie Maugham became a legendary interior designer credited for designing the first all-white […]