Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early

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Biography

Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother. Turner became a regular performer in a variety of productions. In 1906, she joined the fledgling

motion picture A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since ...

business, signing with the pioneering

Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

and making her film debut in ''How to Cure a Cold'' (June 8, 1907). At the time there were no

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per se, unless an already famous stage star made a movie. Performers were not even mentioned by name. Long, drawn-out screen credits were non-existent. There was nothing but the name of the company and the picture. As the content of movies evolved from simple incidents or situations into definite stories, some of the heroes and heroines were conceded a vague identity, such as the "Edison Girl", or "The Girl from Sheepshead Bay." Florence-Turner-1912

Though she was known only as the "Vitagraph Girl" in the early motion picture shorts, Turner became the most popular American actress to appear on screen (which at that time was still dominated by French pictures, especially from the Pathe and Gaumont companies). Her worth to the studio, as its biggest box-office draw, was recognised in 1907 when her pay was upped to $22 a week, as proto-star plus part-time seamstress. It was somewhat less than the male leading players, especially those with stage experience, particularly the super-popular

Maurice Costello Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s who later played a principal role in early American films as leading man, supporting player, and director ...

. In March 1910, she and

Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film act ...

became the first screen actors not already famous in another medium to be publicized by name by their studios to the general public. Later that year, Florence was paired several times with heartthrob

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Lou ...

, who was on his way to stardom. But with the rise of more stars such as

Gene Gauntier Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director, and actress in films from mid 1906 t ...

and

Marin Sais Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Sais' acting career spanned over four decades and she is possibly best ...

Kalem Studios The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to V ...

Marion Leonard Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. Early career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion Leonard began her a ...

and

Mary Pickford Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood care ...

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, and

(Biograph, moving to

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in 1910), Florence Turner was no longer quite as special. By 1913 she was looking for new pastures and left the United States accompanied by longtime friend

Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film film director, director, screenwriter, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean (dog), Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine ...

, who directed her in a number of movies. They moved to England, where she and Larry began performing together in

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s. Turner sometimes wrote

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s and directed her own movies, including a number of comedies. She also organized her own production company,

Turner Films Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...

, for which she made more than thirty shorts.Florence Turner
bfi.org.uk. Accessed April 16, 2020. These were shot at the

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, west of London. Turner entertained Allied troops during

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. She returned to the U.S. after the

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, but was not as successful as before. In 1920, she again went to England, where she remained until moving to

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, virtually forgotten, in 1924. By then she was thirty-nine years of age, and her starring days were long behind her. She continued to act in supporting roles into the 1930s. In 1928, she acted in a minor role on

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in ''Sign of the Leopard'', which ran for 39 performances. Turner was placed on the payroll at

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in the 1930s, but was limited in the assignments offered. She mostly played bit or small parts and worked as an extra.

Last years

She later moved to the Motion Picture Country House, a retirement community for the industry in

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. After appearing in more than 160 motion pictures, Turner died at the age of 61 in Woodland Hills. She was cremated at a mortuary in Hollywood and, at her request, there was no funeral service. Her ashes stored in vault 1 at

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Film appearances

*''How to Cure a Cold'' (1907, Short) *''Athletic American Girls'' (1907, Short) *''

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'' (1907, Short) *'' The Gypsy's Warning'' (1907, Short) *''

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'' (1908, Short) as Francesca *''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' (1908, Short) as Banquet Guest *''

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'' (1908, Short) *'' Romance of a War Nurse'' (1908, Short) *''

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'' (1908, Short) *'' Ex-Convict No. 900'' (1908, Short) *'' An Unexpected Santa Claus'' (1908, Short) *'' Saved by Love'' (1908, Short) as The Banker's Daughter *''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

'' (1908, Short) as Jessica *'' A Daughter of the Sun'' (1909, Short) *''

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King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'' (1909, Short) as Goneril *''

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'' (1909, Short) as Elaine *''

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'' (1909, Short) *'' A Pair of Schemers; or, My Wife and My Uncle'' (1910, Short) as The Wife *''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' (1910, Short) as Viola *'' Ranson's Folly'' (1910, Short) *''

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'' (1910, Short) *'' St. Elmo'' (1910, Short) as Edna Earle *''

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'' (1910, Short) *''

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'' (1910, Short) *''

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'' (1910, Short) *''

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'' (1910, Short) *''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two Volume (bibliography), volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans ...

'' (1910, Short) as Topsy *''

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'' (1910, Short) as Peg Woffington *''

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'' (1910, Short) as The Daughter *'' Back to Nature; or, The Best Man Wins'' (1910, Short) as The Consul's Daughter *''

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'' (1910, Short) *'' Jean the Match-Maker'' (1910, Short) *''

Renunciation Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, particularly something that the renunciant has previously enjoyed or endorsed. In religion, renunciation often indicates an abandonment of pursuit of material comforts, in the inte ...

'' (1910, Short) *''

Brother Man ''Brother Man'' (1954) is a novel by Jamaican author and journalist Roger Mais, about a Christ-like wise-man and folk Rastafarian healer, 'Bra' Man' (in dialect) John Power. The book is significant as the first serious representation of the Ras ...

'' (1910, Short) *'' Auld Robin Gray'' (1910, Short) as Jenny *''

In the Mountains of Kentucky IN, In or in may refer to: Dans * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independen ...

'' (1910, Short) *'' Jean Goes Fishing'' (1910, Short) *''

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'' (1910, Short) as Francesca da Rimini *'' Love, Luck and Gasoline'' (1910, Short) as The Passenger *''

The Winning of Miss Langdon ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1910, Short) as Miss Langdon *'' A Tin-Type Romance'' (1910, Short) as Beth *''

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'' (1910, Short) *'' Jean Rescues'' (1911, Short) as Alice *'' The New Stenographer'' (1911, Short) as The New Stenographer *''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long impr ...

'' (1911, Short) as Lucie Manette *''

Captain Barnacle's Courtship Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

'' (1911, Short) as Ivy Leach *''

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'' (1911, Short) as The Wife *'' The Spirit of the Light; or, Love Watches on Through the Years'' (1911, Short) as The Painter's Wife *'' Prejudice of Pierre Marie'' (1911, Short) as Babette - Pierre's Wife *''

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'' (1911, Short) as Mrs. Renfrew *'' The Sacrifice'' (1911, Short) as Mrs. Downes *''

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'' (1911, Short) as Alice Gordon *'' The Stumbling Block'' (1911, Short) as Florence *'' Intrepid Davy'' (1911, Short) *''

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'' (1911, Short) as Mrs. Sutherland *'' The Wrong Patient'' (1911, Short) as Cissy Morgan *''

The Thumb Print ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1911, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *''

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'' (1911, Short) *''

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'' (1911, Short) as Dollie - the Absent-Minded Sweetheart *'' Forgotten; or, An Answered Prayer'' (1911, Short) as Mrs. Earle - the Mother *''

The Answer of the Roses ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...

'' (1911, Short) as Nina *'' Wig Wag'' (1911, Short) as Mrs. Van Duyn - the Mother *''

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'' (1911, Short) as Jennie *'' Hypnotizing the Hypnotist'' (1911, Short) *'' One Touch of Nature'' (1911, Short) as Helen Grochberg - the Jewish Daughter *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Marie Petrini *'' The Path of True Love'' (1912, Short) as The Country Girl *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Florence Hart *''

Indian Romeo and Juliet ''Indian Romeo and Juliet'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner and Wallace Reid. The story is an adaption of ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare set in Mohawk and Huron tribes. Cast *Fl ...

'' (1912, Short) as Ethona / Juliet *'' Mrs. Carter's Necklace'' (1912, Short) *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Mrs. Swanson - a Widow *'' Aunty's Romance'' (1912, Short) as Doris Myhtle *'' Wanted... a Grandmother'' (1912, Short) as Kitty Mallory *'' Flirt or Heroine'' (1912, Short) as Jean Harley *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Miss Scott *''

The Loyalty of Sylvia ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...

'' (1912, Short) as Sylvia *'' A Vitagraph Romance'' (1912, Short) as Herself *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Virginia Jameson *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Mame *'' When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet'' (1912, Short) as Dorothy Ellis *''

The Face or the Voice ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1912, Short) as Myna Borden *'' Una of the Sierras'' (1912, Short) *'' The Servant Problem; or, How Mr. Bullington Ran the House'' (1912, Short) as Mrs. Fanny Bullington *''

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'' (1912, Short) as Susie / Susanne *'' The Signal of Distress'' (1912, Short) as Dolly Dillard *'' While She Powdered Her Nose'' (1912, Short) as Betty Thompson *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Alice Wentworth *''

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'' (1913, Short) *'' Everybody's Doing It'' (1913, Short) as Grace Williams *''

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'' (1913, Short) as The Twins' Mother *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Mrs. Jordan *'' Stenographer's Troubles'' (1913, Short) as The Boss's Wife *'' Under the Make-Up'' (1913, Short) as Pierrette *''

The One Good Turn ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...

'' (1913, Short) as The Anarchist's Wife *'' Sisters All'' (1913, Short) as Olga - a Poor Russian Dressmaker *''

The House in Suburbia ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1913, Short) as June Trowbridge *'' Checkmated'' (1913, Short) as Betty Bartlett *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Maude - the Wife *'' A Window on Washington Park'' (1913, Short) as The Old Man's Daughter *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Hettty Hutter *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Jenny Holliday - the Daughter *'' Up and Down the Ladder'' (1913, Short) as Luella Pears *''

The Rose of Surrey ''The Rose of Surrey'' is a British silent drama film of 1913 directed by Larry Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Frank Powell, Millicent Vernon, and Leal Douglas. Outline An attractive widow tries to lure the son of a rich man away from h ...

'' (1913, Short) as Rose Moore *'' Jean's Evidence'' (1913, Short) *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Mary Carter *''

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'' (1913, Short) as Peggy Wright *''

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Other film credits

*''Through the Valley of Shadows'' (1914), Scenario *''

'' (1915), Producer *''As Ye Repent'' (1915), Story *''Caste'' (1915), Producer *'' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915), Producer *''The Great Adventure'' (1915), Producer *''

'' (1916), Producer * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916), Producer

Notes

References

* Higham, Charles. 1973. ''The Art of the American Film: 1900-1971.'' Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York; . Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 70-186026. *Morton, David
"'The Vitagraph Girl' or 'The Girl From Sheepshead Bay'?: Florence Turner Constructed as an Everywoman Matinee Idol"
SensesofCinema.com. September 2017.

External links

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Florence Turner
at Women Film Pioneers Project *
Literature on Florence Turner1915 portrait, during the production of ''Far from the Madding Crowd''
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