Julia Eliza Bruns (1895 â€" December 24, 1927) was an American stage
and silent film actress and model. Bruns came to prominence for her
work as a model. Her image was illustrated by artist James Montgomery
Flagg in 1917. She appeared on numerous magazine covers and Sunday
feature pages.Once called "America's most beautiful girl", she
eventually succumbed to alcoholism and drug addiction and died at age
32.Her first acting role was in 1913 in the play The American Maid,
written by John Philip Sousa, followed by a part in Help Wanted by
Oliver Morosco. For a number of years she appeared on stage in the
United States and Europe.Bruns was a passenger in a Baldwin Red Devil
flown by Tony Jannus, a contestant in a New York Times derby, on
October 12, 1913. The plane ascended nearly 4,000 feet and flew for
twenty minutes above the air at Oakwood Heights, Staten Island.
and silent film actress and model. Bruns came to prominence for her
work as a model. Her image was illustrated by artist James Montgomery
Flagg in 1917. She appeared on numerous magazine covers and Sunday
feature pages.Once called "America's most beautiful girl", she
eventually succumbed to alcoholism and drug addiction and died at age
32.Her first acting role was in 1913 in the play The American Maid,
written by John Philip Sousa, followed by a part in Help Wanted by
Oliver Morosco. For a number of years she appeared on stage in the
United States and Europe.Bruns was a passenger in a Baldwin Red Devil
flown by Tony Jannus, a contestant in a New York Times derby, on
October 12, 1913. The plane ascended nearly 4,000 feet and flew for
twenty minutes above the air at Oakwood Heights, Staten Island.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.