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Also known as Florence Annie Bridgwood, "Flo" Lawrence

Canadian-American actress (1886-1938)

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Key facts

Born
Florence Annie Bridgwood , ( 1886-01-02 ) 2 January 1886, Hamilton, Ontario , Canada
Died
28 December 1938 (1938-12-28) (aged 52), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Other names
The Biograph Girl , The Imp Girl
Occupations
Actress inventor
Known for
The Girl and the Outlaw Resurrection Mr. Jones at the Ball Mrs. Jones Entertains The Broken Oath Her Humble Ministry The Maelstrom The Unfoldment The Angel of the Studio Betrayed by a Handprint
Spouses
Harry Solter ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1908 ; died 1920 ) ​ Charles Woodring ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1932 ) ​ Henry Bolton ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1933 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1934 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film actor to be named publicly until evidence published in 2019 indicated that the first named film star was French actor Max Linder. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as the "Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. She appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.

Early life

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