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B: Florence Annie Bridgwood, January 2, 1886 Ontario, Canada
D: December 28, 1938 Beverly Hills, CA
"World's First Movie Star." Daughter of Charlotte Bridgwood (Lotta Lawrence) a stage actress, Florence was the first movie star to be put under contract by a studio. Lawrence began her career at six years of age, appearing on the stage as ‘Baby Flo, the wonder child.’ She was also the first star to be known by name and the most popular player at Biograph as well as one of the great stars of the early American stage. She joined Biograph at a salary of $25 per week and became ‘The Biograph Girl,’ simply because the company did not want to release the names of players. Miss Lawrence along with her mother Charlotte invented the automobile turn signal and brake indicator. The signal arm was on the rear bumper and could be raised and lowered by an electric button on the dashboard. Through bad patenting, neither woman received the recognition they deserved. ...

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