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Jun 3, 2018 · Not only had her mother taken her own life when Syms was aged just 12, but her first child was stillborn and her second survived just two days. Then, she found out her teenage sweetheart Alan Edney had a two-year-old daughter with a woman called Anne, with whom he was conducting an affair.
From 9 June 1956 to 1989, Syms was married to Alan Edney, whom she had dated since she was a teenager. [3] In 1961 they lost a baby daughter, Jessica. [18] [19] Later that year Syms and her husband adopted a son, Benjamin Mark. [20] In October 1962 she gave birth to a daughter, Beatie Edney who is also an actress.
Jan 31, 2023 · Combining wilful defiance with affecting vulnerability, Syms was courted by Hollywood. But she preferred to marry sweetheart Alan Edney, raise her two children, and take her chances with the vagaries of the British film industry.
Sylvia was a star by day but home to make tea for businessman husband Alan Edney, her security blanket in a life haunted by tragedy.
London-born Sylvia May Laura Syms hit major film appeal at a relatively young age. Born on January 6, 1934, she was educated at convent schools before receiving dramatic training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
- January 6, 1934
- January 27, 2023
Sylvia was married to Alan Edney from 1956 until their divorce in 1989. They had a daughter, Beatie Edney, who is also an actress; and a son, Benjamin Edney. Sylvia was the aunt of musicians Nick and Alex Webb.
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May 2, 2014 · Bouts of depression have dogged Sylvia through some of the darkest times of her life. She married teenage sweetheart Alan Edney when she was 22 and longed to start a family.
