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Biograph

Biograph girl, a nickname given to some early silent film actresses

Biograph girl

Biograph Girl was a phrase associated with two early-20th-century actresses, Florence Lawrence and Mary Pickford, who made black-and-white silent films with Biograph Studios (American Mutoscope and Biograph Company).

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Florence Lawrence

In William J. Mann's novel The Biograph Girl (2000), Mann posits the question, "What if Florence Lawrence didn't die in 1938 from eating ant poison, but is 106 and living in a nursing home in Buffalo, New York?"
The novel faithfully covers Lawrence's life up to 1938, but takes it beyond her "supposed" suicide.

Independent Moving Pictures

At a time when leading screen players worked anonymously, IMP performers Florence Lawrence, formerly known as "The Biograph Girl," and King Baggot became the first "movie stars" to be given billing and screen credits, a marquee as well as promotion in advertising, which contributed to the creation of the star system.