3 , ▁Bre uil ▁married ▁Frank ▁Mil ne ▁Will ard , ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁for ge ▁business ▁and ▁was ▁fairly ▁wealth y . ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁divor ce ▁but ▁Will i ard ▁died ▁before ▁they ▁could , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁This ▁caused ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁sc andal ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Bre uil ▁attempted ▁to ▁collect ▁a ▁life ▁ins urance ▁policy , ▁but ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁court ▁by ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁written ▁about ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁Bre uil ▁rem ar ried ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁Hart mann ▁Bre uil , ▁whose ▁last ▁name ▁she ▁kept ▁for ▁her ▁professional ▁title . ▁Four ▁years ▁after ▁they ▁married , ▁Hart mann ▁Bre uil ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 6 . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁two ▁hus b ands , ▁B eta ▁Bre uil ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁The ▁Vit agraph ▁Company ▁of ▁America ▁ ▁Bre uil ▁was ▁over ▁thirty ▁when ▁she ▁started ▁her ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry . ▁She ▁first ▁attempted ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁actress ▁in ▁the ater ▁before ▁she ▁started ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Vit agraph ▁Company ▁of ▁America , ▁a ▁motion ▁picture ▁studio ▁based ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Bre uil ▁submitted ▁scenarios ▁to ▁the ▁Vit agraph ▁Company ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁there ▁in