54. Famous Final Hours - Florence Lawrence

Video 54. Actress Florence Lawrence
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Sources
Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl, America’s first movie star by Kelly R. Brown
Former Film Star Dies: Florence Lawrence, who is known as ‘Biograph Girl’ takes poison article, 29th December 1938 - The Reading Eagle
Florence Lawrence and Florence Turner of Vitagraph were publicised by name, by their studios to the general public in March 1910, making them the first true movie stars, by Eileen Bowser - the Transformation of Cinema 1907 - 1915, University of California Press 1994
Silent Stars book by Jeanine Basinger
Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer book by Scott Eyman
Florence Lawrence - Women Film Pioneers Project, wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu
Silent Film Star Drinks Poison, Dies article, 29th December 1938 - St Petersburg Times
Divorced Pair to Continue as Partners article, 12th February 1931 - Los Angeles Times
Florence Lawrence, Star of Silent Films, Suicide article, 29th December 1938 - The Lewiston Daily Sun
Wikipedia
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Photos
1. Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
2. Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
3. Thomas Edison, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
4. Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
5. A pictorial history of the silent screen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
6. A pictorial history of the silent screen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
7. Original author of portrait was Edison Studios, Bronx, New York, 1911, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
8. Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
9. The Billboard magazine (1910)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
10. University of Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
11. Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
12. University of Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
13. University of Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
14. Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
15. White, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
16. Arthur Dark, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
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[@joanndallas4683]

Enjoyed the story...looking forward to your next!

[@famousfinalhours]

The next one is for a niche audience....another star of the show What's My Line?, which ran from 1950 - 1967. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@gmanette188]

Appreciate the time you put into these videos

[@famousfinalhours]

Thank you for that. It takes a lot of time!

[@CrissyRed]

Same birthday as me ❤

[@missybaker1608]

Oh my Florence Lawrence was the first movie star nxt was Mary Pickford and Wallace Reid. I watched some of her films on YOU TUBE!!!. SO GLAD THERE AROUND. Shows us how MASTER DIRECTOR D.W. GRIFFITH made movies! We are lucky to be able to see early Hollywood. Im sorry Florence ended her life that way but they didnt know anything about cancer of any kind. This happened when she injured her spine i presume. She was a great actress. Silent pictures you had to use your expression and they did have written dialogue you could see.

[@KellyBurnett138]

How sad this one was 😢

[@famousfinalhours]

She achieved a lot though.

[@VintageVera]

Can you really die from coal dust (outside of a coal mine)?

[@famousfinalhours]

It is reported that he died from coal gas poisoning. So, he probably breathed in carbon monoxide.

[@iconstarchild8567]

Coal gas was used for lighting.