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Book Review of The Biograph Girl

The Biograph Girl
The Biograph Girl
Author: William J. Mann
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Grab your seat for a wild roller-coaster ride through the 20th century, led by a sassy,chain-smoking 107 year old actress named Florence Lawrence. From her vaudville childhood as "Baby Flo, the Child Wonder Whistler" to the snowy backlot where she shot her first picture, the lovely Florence demanded, commanded attention. Yet,inevitably, the rabid interest in her faded and she was reduced to walk on parts. In 1938 she finally ended her life with a lethal dose of ant paste...or did she????