Florence Lawrence
Personal Information
Born: 1886
Died: 1938
Country of Birth: Canada
Nationality: Canada; USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
unknown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Automotive; Acting
Institution/Corporation: MGM
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none
Achievements: invented mechanical signalling arm & brake signal
One of the 1st motion picture stars, known as "The Biograph Girl" or "The Imp Girl"
Appeared in almost 300 films
Created the 1st turn indicator & full-stop signal activated by applying the footbrake in an automobile; never applied for a patent & never received any money for her inventions
Her mother, Lotta Lawrence, was a vaudeville performer & flo made her stage debut in a song & dance routine with her mother when she was 3
When she was 6, she was known as "Baby Flo the Child Wonder"
She appeared in her 1st silent film in 1906
Because she could ride a horse she received 11 film parts during a 5-month span
She appeared in most of the 60 films directed by D.W.Griffith in 1908