Florence Vidor
Actor, Film actor
1895 – 1977
Who was Florence Vidor?
Florence Vidor 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, but she kept his surname. In 1926, she married classical violinist Jascha Heifetz. Her career ended with the advent of sound movies.
She died in 1977 at the age of 82.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1895
Houston - Also known as
- Florence Iona Arto
- Florence Arto
- Florence Cobb
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jascha Heifetz
(1926 - 1947/01/04) - King Vidor
(1915 - 1924)
- Jascha Heifetz
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 3, 1977
Pacific Palisades
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on July 23, 2013
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