Sybil Morel -Silent Movie Star

The stage and film actor Sybil Morel, whose real name was Bertha Gotthelft, belonged to the Gotthelft family by marriage. The year 2022 saw the 130th anniversary of her birth and the 80th anniversary of her death. I am taking these two dates as an opportunity to commemorate her.

Click here for my biographical sketch of Bertha/Sybil. Consecutive parts of it will be published at irregular intervals. Just drop by from time to time or let me notify you. I will be happy to send you an e-mail as soon as there is more to read about Sybil. Send your message here.

I am also honoring the memory of Sybil by reissuing her novel, Love on the Soundstage, which she wrote after her screen career had ended. This autobiographical novel is a reckoning with the film industry as Sybil experienced it during her career. The novel is available in English translation as a Kindle e-book on Amazon USA and UK). It can be read on all Kindle devices and in the free Kindle app.

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I also invite you to visit this website about Bertha/Sybil. I created it on the occasion of my journey to the former ghetto in Łódź and the Chełmno extermination camp in July 2022, following in the footsteps of Bertha/Sybil.

Oh yes: Sybil and the Gotthelfts are also on Instagram. The Gotthelfts, Bertha/Sybil and I are happy about every follower and liker!