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Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence (January 2, 1890 or 1886〔Brown 1999 pp. 146-147〕 – 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", "The Imp Girl", and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". She appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies.
==Early life==
Born Florence Annie Bridgwood in Hamilton, Ontario, she was youngest of three children of George Bridgwood, an English-born carriage builder and Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood (née Dunn), a vaudeville actress.〔 Charlotte Bridgwood had emigrated to Canada from Ireland after the Great Famine with her family as a child.〔Brown 1999 p. 5〕 She was known professionally as Lotta Lawrence and was the leading lady and director of the Lawrence Dramatic Company.〔 At the age of three, Lawrence made her debut onstage with her mother in a song and dance routine. When she was old enough to memorize lines of dialogue, she performed with her mother and other members of the Lawrence Dramatic Company in dramatic plays. After performing tear jerking dramas like ''Dora Thorne'' and ''East Lynne'' began to depress Lawrence, her mother dropped them from the company's repertoire. While Lawrence performed on stage at the behest of her mother, she recalled that she enjoyed the work but did not like the traveling that all vaudeville performers were required to do.〔Brown 1999 p. 4〕 By the age of six, Lawrence had earned the nickname "Baby Flo, the Child Wonder".
On February 18, 1898, George Bridgwood died from accidental coal gas poisoning at his home in Hamilton (Lawrence's parents had been separated since she was four years old). Lotta Lawrence moved the family from Hamilton to Buffalo, New York to live with her mother, Ann Dunn. She also chose to stop bringing her children along for stage performances and for the first time, Florence was enrolled in school.〔 After graduating, Lawrence rejoined her mother's dramatic company. However, her mother disbanded the Lawrence Dramatic Company shortly thereafter and the two moved to New York City around 1906.〔Brown 1999 p.7〕
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