Florence Vidor

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Houston-born-and-bred Florence Vidor was one of the great beauties of early Hollywood. But while her photogenic looks went a long way, audiences would not get to enjoy or really experience her voice as she abruptly left the silver screen after her first disastrous attempt at a talking picture. Born Florence Arto on July 23, 1895, she was the ... See full bio »

Born:

July 23, 1895 in Houston, Texas, USA

Died:

November 3, 1977 (age 82) in Pacific Palisades, California, USA

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Known For

Chinatown Nights Joan Fry

(1929)

The Popular Sin Yvonne Montfort

(1926)

The Marriage Circle Charlotte Braun

(1924)

Hail the Woman Judith Beresford

(1921)

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Actress (59 credits)

1929 Chinatown Nights
Joan Fry

1928 The Patriot
Countess Ostermann

1928 The Magnificent Flirt
Mme. Florence Laverne

1928 Doomsday
Mary Viner

1927 Honeymoon Hate
Gail Grant

1927 One Woman to Another
Rita Farrell

1927 The World at Her Feet
Jane Randall

1927 Afraid to Love
Katherine Silverton

1926 The Popular Sin
Yvonne Montfort

1926 The Eagle of the Sea
Louise Lestron

1926 You Never Know Women
Vera

1926 Sea Horses
Helen Salvia

1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
The Grand Duchess Zenia

1926 The Enchanted Hill
Gail Ormsby

1925 The Trouble with Wives
Grace Hyatt

1925 Marry Me
Hetty Gandy

1925 Grounds for Divorce
Alice Sorbier

1925 Are Parents People?
Mrs. Hazlitt

1925 The Girl of Gold
Helen Merrimore

1924 The Mirage
Irene Martin

1924 Husbands and Lovers
Grace Livingston

1924 Christine of the Hungry Heart
Christine Madison

1924 Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie

1924 Welcome Stranger
Mary Clark

1924 Borrowed Husbands
Nancy Burrard

1924 The Marriage Circle
Charlotte Braun

1923 The Virginian
Molly Wood (Woods in credits)

1923 Main Street
Carol Milford

1923 Alice Adams
Alice Adams

1922 Conquering the Woman
Judith Stafford

1922 Skin Deep
Ethel Carter

1922 Dusk to Dawn
Marjorie Latham / Aziza

1922 Real Adventure
Rose Stanton

1922 Woman, Wake Up
Anne

1921 Hail the Woman
Judith Beresford

1921 Beau Revel
Nellie Steel

1921 Lying Lips
Nancy Abbott

1920 The Jack-Knife Man
Mrs. Marcia Montgomery

1920 The Family Honor
Beverly Tucker

1919 Poor Relations
Dorothy Perkins

1919 The Other Half
Katherine Boone

1919 A Heart in Pawn
Dr. Stone's daughter

1918 Till I Come Back to You
Yvonne

1918 The Bravest Way
Nume Rogers

1918 Old Wives for New
Juliet Raeburn

1918 The White Man's Law
Maida Verne

1918 The Honor of His House
Lora Horning

1918 The Hidden Pearls
Enid Benton

1918 The Widow's Might
Irene Stuart

1917 The Secret Game
Kitty Little

1917 The Countess Charming
Betty Lovering

1917 Hashimura Togo
Corinne Reynolds

1917 The Cook of Canyon Camp
Mrs. Jack

1917 American Methods
Betty Armstrong

1917 A Tale of Two Cities
Mimi

1916 The Intrigue
Pseudo Countess Sonia

1916 The Yellow Girl (Short)
Flora

1916 Curfew at Simpton Center (Short)

1916 Bill Peter's Kid (Short) (uncredited)

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Self (6 credits)

1923 Souls for Sale
Herself (uncredited)

1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11 (Documentary short)
Herself

1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 2 (Documentary short)
Herself

1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 19 (Documentary short)
Herself

1920 A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (Documentary short)
Herself

1920 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 2 (Documentary short)
Herself

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Archive footage (2 credits)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Herself (platfom diver, USA)

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (Documentary short)
Herself

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

20 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Florence Cobb

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)

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Trivia:

One daughter, Suzanne Vidor Parry (born 1919) with King Vidor and two children--Josepha (born 1930) and Robert Josef (1932-2001)--with Jascha Heifetz. See more »