Florrie Fisher

Film writer

1918 – 1988

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Who was Florrie Fisher?

Florence "Florrie" Fisher was an American motivational speaker in the 1960s and 1970s who traveled to high schools in the United States, telling stories about her past as a heroin addict and prostitute. She is better known today as the inspiration for the character Jerri Blank on the television series Strangers with Candy.

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Born
Sep 18, 1918
Brooklyn
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Employment
  • Synanon
Lived in
  • Montana
Died
1988

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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