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	Florence Lawrence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born Florence Annie Bridgwood in Hamilton, Ontario, she was the child of Charlotte Bridgwood, a vaudeville actress who went by the name Lotta Lawrence.
		Lawrence, declaring she was alive and well and was making The Broken Oath, a new movie for his IMP Film Company to be directed by Harry Solter.
		Lawrence's inventions were not patented, and others in the rapidly expanding auto industry developed their own versions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florence_Lawrence (1002 words)

	BIOGRAPH The oldest movie company in America Florence Lawrence
		Florence Lawrence was born in Hamilton, Ontario on January 1, 1890.
		Florence Lawrence therefore became known as "The Biograph Girl".
		In a sad twist of fate Lawrence was not given a screen credit for her last film role.
	www.biographcompany.com /celebrity/lawrence.html (343 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lawrence was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1886, as Florence Annie Bridgwood.
		Lawrence got her first film part in 1907 in “Daniel Boone” and went on to make more than 250 films, at first, most of them short, small-time productions known as “one-reelers,” which were typically shot in one week or less.
		Lawrence never patented her inventions, but improved versions were soon seen all over and by 1939, the Buick made electrical turn signals standard in all its cars.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/lawrencef.html (562 words)

	Chapter 5 - D H Lawrence Resources - Manuscripts & Special Collections - The University of Nottingham
		Lawrence had left England for a Continent where he was once again a stranger, and (once again) a poor one; this time he had £9 in his pocket, rather than the £11 he had had in 1912.
		But it was also characteristic of Lawrence to find his material as a novelist in such a place, and to have no scruple in using it: it had long been his practice to take what he wanted of real-life situations and people, and to recreate them in whatever form he wanted.
		When Frieda arrived in Florence, he met her train at four o'clock in the morning, and immediately took her for a drive: "þI must show you this town'.
	nottingham.ac.uk /is/.../mss/online/dhlawrence/biog-full/chap5.phtml (1994 words)

	Early cinema
		Florence had joined Vitagraph in 1906, known as 'the Vitagraph girl' she was one of the most popular actresses of the time.
		In 1913 Florence Turner left Vitagraph to set up a film company in England which surprised a lot of people as the British film industry was considered inferior to the US film industry at that time.
		Florence Lawrence dropped of the face of the planet at the time of the move and it was soon circulating that she had been killed in a car accident by the newspapers.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Franklyn_Roberts/efilm.htm (1613 words)

	The Biograph Girl by (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Biograph Girl is based on the life of Florence Lawrence, an actress who began with the flickers, worked with legends like D W Griffth and Mary Pickford, and was washed up after her break from films.
		Florence Lawrence is implicaed to have lesbian tendencies toward Griffith's secret wife Linda.
		Florence Lawrence was a new name to me, and when its her voice narrating the book, well its just what I wanted to read.
	www.football-gear.biz /stuff-1575666669.html (2116 words)

	Famous, Should Be Famous, and Infamous Canadians: Florence Lawrence
		Lawrence would appear in over 270 films in her lifetime—72 in 1909 alone—but her real claim to fame was that she was the first performer to be identified by name on screen or on a playbill.
		Florence Lawrence was anonymous in her first films for Vitagraph, as were all performers in those days.
		Lawrence's gravestone reports her year of birth as 1890.
	www.famouscanadians.net /name/l/lawrenceflorence.php (319 words)

	Lawrence County - Transportation
		Lawrence County is located in south central Tennessee approximately 60-90 minutes driving time from Nashville, Tennessee; Huntsville, Alabama; and Florence, Alabama.
		The Port Of Florence is located 35 miles south of Lawrence County on the Tennessee River's Pickwick Lake in a protected harbor less than three miles from Wilson Lock, and with immediate access to the main channel.
		The Port Of Florence connects the region with the rest of the United States and the global market through an excellent transportation system that includes a four-lane highways and the Tennessee Southern Railroad company (with connections to CSX railways).
	www.chamberofcommerce.lawrence.tn.us /transportation.php (355 words)

	Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts (Classic and Antique Car Club) Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lawrence was born in 1886 in Hamilton, Ontario, as Florence Bridgwood.
		Acting was, apparently, in Lawrence’s blood: she started in silent films in 1907 and by 1910 was so popular that she became the first actress to have her name used to advertise a picture.
		Lawrence’s mother, Lotta Lawrence, got into the act, too: she patented the first electrical windshield wipers, which used a system of rollers, in 1917.
	www.vtauto.org /article_detail.php?ID=26 (511 words)

	Obit Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Paul was born Oct. 5, 1921, in Florence, son of the late Gus and Anna (Kenny) Leffler.
		Lawrence was born Feb. 18, 1911, in Tomahawk, son of Peter and Cornelia (Haring) Van Harpen.
		Lawrence married the former Margaret Ann Gnat in 1952, and she preceded him in death in 1982.
	www.ironmountaindailynews.com /Archives/obits/june2002/060402obits.html (931 words)

	Florence Lawrence - Northern Stars
		Florence Lawrence starred in a remarkable 65 films in 1909, the same year that saw another young Canadian, Mary Pickford, start her career in movies, also at Biograph.
		And so, Florence Lawrence became known to her legion of fans as The Biograph Girl.
		In a sad twist of fate Florence Lawrence was not given a screen credit for her last film role.
	www.northernstars.ca /actorsjkl/lawrencebio.html (746 words)

	Stars and Audiences in Early American Cinema
		Lawrence, it emerges, had actually been working for Imp for six months before the publicity stunt and had been named and pictured in advertisements from late 1909 onwards.
		The Lawrence event is thus inscribed into a broader industrial and social context in this work, which utilises an increased access to archival collections alongside models of cultural history to delineate the effect of industrial, textual and discursive transformations on the emergence of the star system.
		Lawrence was not known prior to her appearances in films and the interest shown in Lawrence was clearly predicated on these industrial shifts which led to the dominance of fiction filmmaking, the creation of stock companies, and the regularisation of production that enabled actors to appear in acting roles on a regular basis.
	www.latrobe.edu.au /screeningthepast/classics/cl0902/lgcl14c.htm (4906 words)

	Victor Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1912 the Victor Film Company was formed by movie star Florence Lawrence and her husband, Harry Solter.
		At a time when actors received no film credits, Carl Laemmle of the IMP Film Company had began promoting Lawrence’s name and image, making her into America's first movie star.
		Harry Solter had already been directing Florence Lawrence at IMP and with their own studio, he made a large number of film shorts starring his wife, many of which co-starred Owen Moore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victor_Studios (213 words)

	snarkout: a star was born
		Lawrence had made a ridiculous number of movies for D.W. Griffith's Biograph Studio (the same studio that would give Mary Pickford her first starring roles).
		Lawrence was replaced at IMP by another young Canadian actress and veteran of the Biograph Studios, D.W. Griffith's favorite, Mary Pickford.
		Her movie wealth had disappeared during the stock market crash; although she may have invented the turn signal (her mother patented the automatic windshield wiper), she had never patented or received any money for her work.
	www.snarkout.org /archives/2003/10/22 (669 words)

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		In the afternoon Johnnie took the Nash and took Florence down to Argyle to a party Marion is having for the children, a Valentine Party, it was at 3 oclock.
		Florence went to school and the boys went down to the the McAuley place and split some of the maple stumps or 2 logs that they left last year.
		Florence didn't go to school in the morning on account of the Scarlet Fever but the trustee came along and said there was no dander and so she went to school.
	www.familypage.org /wilfam/1930diary.htm (18238 words)

	Florence G. Muzerall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LAWRENCE -- Florence G. Muzerall, 91, of Lawrence died Friday at the Nevins Home in Methuen.
		She was employed as a winder in various textile mills in Greater Lawrence for many years.
		She was a member of St. Augustine's Church and the Lawrence Senior Center, both in Lawrence.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/19981004/OB_010.htm (157 words)

	Florence Lawrence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Though most film fans today have probably never heard of her, Florence Lawrence appeared in nearly 300 films and is credited with being the first movie star.
		Lawrence's grave marker identifies her as "The Biograph Girl" and "The First Movie Star." Lawrence's mother, Charlotte Bridgwood (1861 - 1929), who was known professionally as Lotta Lawrence, is buried in the Columbarium behind the chapel at Hollywood Forever.
		Lawrence was born Florence Bridgwood on Jan. 2, 1890 (some sources say 1880 or 1886) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
	www.cemeteryguide.com /lawrence.html (400 words)

	COON-KUHN - STEADMAN Connections
		Joane LAWRENCE was born on 29 Oct 1570 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
		Joseph LAWRENCE was born on 12 Jun 1688 in Groton, Mdsx Co., MA.
		Josiah LAWRENCE was born on 12 Jun 1709 in Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA.
	fp.enter.net /~mkuhn/b214.htm (1057 words)

	Miskatonic University Department of Literature
		Lawrence's husband is Henry "Harry" Solter, the Hollywood director of almost 150 films (here acting in the lead).
		Although there is no record of who attended Florence’s funeral, her grave was purchased and the funeral was handled mostly by the Motion Picture Relief Fund.
		Florence’s grave remained unmarked until recently when a donor paid for a marker to be placed on her grave.
	www.yankeeclassic.com /miskatonic/dliterature/authors/chambers/works/rwcbibl-films1908.htm (1407 words)

	02/01/01 TWN-Book Nook: Hollywood and gays, then and now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Unfortunately, Lawrence soon began to fall, and by 1915 she was a has-been.
		Flo, we are told, faked her death in order to start a new life away from Hollywood and "Florence Lawrence." As Florence Bridgewood, a wisecracking, chain-smoking centenarian, Flo is happy to live in the present, save for a few well-chosen reminiscences.
		Soon the rediscovered Florence Lawrence becomes a bone of contention between Richard and his twin brother Ben, a failed filmmaker.
	www.twnonline.org /newsarchive/010201/book_nook.htm (821 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Florence Lawrence was a a silent film actress who was also the inventor of several devices for cars.
		Bridgewood is credited with the invention of the first automatic windshield wiper Through her own love of cars Florence Lawrence came to invent many of the features that are now standaard fixtures in the modern automobile.
		Florence Lawrence also invented device that would indicate when a vehicle was about to stop.
	www.csupomona.edu /~plin/inventors/lawrence_florence.html (179 words)

	Florence Welch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LAWRENCE -- Florence "Auntie Bea" Welch, 86, a lifelong resident of Lawrence, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002 at the Lawrence General Hospital.
		She was a longtime parishioner of St. Laurence O'Toole Church and St. Mary's Church in Lawrence.
		Memorials may be made to the Santa Fund, Lawrence Firefighters Federal Credit Union, 14 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA 01840.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20021008/FN_002.htm (183 words)

	McFarland - Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
		Florence Lawrence’s film career began just as the cinema was being born.
		By 1909, she was working steadily for the Biograph studio—she was dubbed “the Biograph girl”—and was being praised for her “personal attractions” and “very fine dramatic ability.” But just as Lawrence was the first movie star in the industry, she was also one of the first to be undone by it.
		This impressively researched piece of film history represents the first full-length biography of Florence Lawrence, also called “The Girl of a Thousand Faces.” Among the photographs are some never before published.
	www.mcfarlandpub.com /book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-0627-5 (316 words)

	Florence Lawrence and Friends by FlorenceLawrence
		The tragedy of Florence Barker extends beyond the actress, to her family and to her very beginnings.
		However, before Florence was even ten years old, her stepfather had died as well, leaving the girls with stepmother Lillian and a houseful of boarders.
		Florence was offered her role in "A Marked Woman." Within weeks after her second role onstage, Florence Barker's full-length photo and thirty inches of copy dominated the stage section of the Los Angeles Times.
	florencelawrence.blogstream.com (2499 words)

	Obit Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After Lawrence passed away, Genevieve moved to Nashville to be close to her son, William.
		She is survived by two sons, William of Tennessee, and Lawrence (Sally) of Phoenix, Ariz.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
		In addition to her parents and her husband, Lawrence, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald and Howard Bourdeau; and two sisters, Alice VanPembrook and Viola Kovachich.
	www.ironmountaindailynews.com /Archives/obits/august2004/082104obits.html (244 words)

	Zinos.com - eZine digest and database
		He wasted no time in hiring a twenty-year-old actress named Florence Lawrence known to the public as the Biograph Girl after the studio she worked for.
		Then, as pre-arranged by Carl Laemmle, Florence "miraculously" resurfaced in St. Louis were she was mobbed, her clothes ripped off by hired fans.
		But though she ended up in obscurity, Florence Lawrence was the first movie star.
	zinos.com /f/z/scan/se=AR008053/sp=view_article/rs=yes/go.html (612 words)

	lawrence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Her real name was Florence Bridgwood and she was the daughter of another inventor Charlotte Bridgwood.
		Best remembered as a child star and later in the silent screen era as "The Biograph Girl" Lawrence is best remembered as "America's First Movie Star." What is less known is that she was a pioneering inventor.
		Neither Lawrence's, nor her mother's inventions were successfully marketed in their own time.
	www.csupomona.edu /~plin/inventors/lawrence.html (153 words)

	TAKE ONE: Who was the first Canadian movie star? D.W. Griffith, the Keystone Kops and the Canadian Connection
		However, due to a horrific accident on-set in which she was badly burnt over much of her body, Lawrence's career was effectively over by 1914.
		In the 1930s she was put on the MGM payroll as an act of charity, drawing a small salary and being used occasionally as an extra.
		By the time she was five she was known as "Baby Gladys," touring for several years and working on Broadway before joining Biograph in 1909 at the age of 16.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JSF/is_46_13/ai_n6118272 (1224 words)

	Off-Campus Study Abroad Programs :: Italy :: Academics
		St. Lawrence students study at the Syracuse University (SU) Center where most courses are taught in English.
		Placement tests are given during orientation in Florence for students with either high school training or prior experience living in Italy or speaking Italian in the home.
		Grades are averaged into each student’s cumulative St. Lawrence G.P.A. While most courses taught in the Italy Program have been approved for St. Lawrence credit, student must have all courses, except Italian, approved by the appropriate SLU department chair.
	www.stlawu.edu /ciis/html/off_campus/italy/academics.html (766 words)

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