Florence Annie Bridgwood
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Florence Annie Bridgwood, better known as Florence Lawrence, was a pioneering early 20th-century film actress often regarded as the first true movie star and an innovator in automobile safety signals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Florence Annie Bridgwood canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian-American
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ pioneer of cinema ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
“The Biograph Girl”
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“The Imp Girl” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Florence Annie Bridgwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by poisoning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-01-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1938-12-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian of English and Irish descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automobile safety devices
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silent cinema ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the star system in Hollywood ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being described as the first movie star
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being one of the first film actors to be publicly named and promoted ⓘ early automobile turn signal device ⓘ early mechanical brake signal device ⓘ |
| mother | Charlotte Bridgwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Florence Annie Bridgwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Daniel Boone
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The Broken Oath NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl and the Outlaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ inventor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
A. W. McDermott
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Charles Byrne Woodring NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Solter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Florence Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Biograph Company
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Independent Moving Pictures Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Film Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1906–1933 ⓘ |
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