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Known For

Florence Lawrence is known for:

  • The Mended Lute
    In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.
  • Those Awful Hats
    A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
  • The Country Doctor
    While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's pleas to come home and care for his own daughter, who has taken a turn for the worse.

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 the first film actor to be named publicly. 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. Lawrence appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.