Florence Vidor

Florence Vidor

Active - 1916 - 1929  |   Birth - Jul 23, 1895  |   Death - Nov 3, 1977  |   Genres - Silent Film, Drama, Comedy, Romance, History | Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Feature, Western Film, Apocalyptic Film, Biographical Film

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Florence Vidor (July 23, 1895, Houston, Texas – November 3,

1977, Pacific Palisades, California) was an American actress.

She was born Florence Cobb, but later her mother married the

realty agent J. F. Arto, whose name the child assumed. She started working in

silent movies thanks to her husband, film director King Vidor. She signed her

first contract with Vitagraph Studios in 1916. Her early fame was due to her

role in the 1921 film Hail the Woman.

She divorced Vidor in 1925 after having had a daughter

(Suzanne), but she kept his surname. In 1926, she married classical violinist

Jascha Heifetz. Her career ended with the advent of sound films.

She died in 1977 at the age of 82.

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