FLORENCE LAWRENCE
Florene Lawrence was the first movie star. She was the first to have her name listed on film credits. The first Biograph Girl.
LIKE MOST IN HOLLYWOOD HER FAME SOON ENDED. SHE WAS REDUCED TO PLAYING BIT PARTS.
SHE DIED OF DRINKING A MIXTURE OF ANT PASTE AND COUGH MEDICINE, ALONE ON THE FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT SHE SHARED WITH 2 OTHER ACTRESSES
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She lay in an unmarked grave for 50 years, until an un-named studio executive bought her a marker. Such is the end of the first Biograph Girl
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD PLEASE STOP BY MY BOOK SHELF
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