Florence Lawrence | |
|---|---|
 Lawrence in 1908 | |
| Born | Florence Annie Bridgwood 2 January 1886 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 28 December 1938 (aged 52) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Other names | The Biograph Girl The Imp Girl |
| Known for | |
| Spouses | Charles Woodring
(m. 1921; div. 1932)Henry Bolton
(m. 1933; div. 1934) |
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[1] until evidence published in 2019 indicated that the first named film star was French actor Max Linder.[2] 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.
- ^ William Goldman, Adventures in the Screen Trade, Warner Books 1984 p.6.
- ^ Hutchinson, Pamela (November 22, 2019). "Fame at last – was this the world's first film star?". The Guardian. Retrieved November 24, 2019.