Florence Vidor

Actor

Female

Born Jul 23, 1895

Died Nov 3, 1977

Florence Vidor was an American actress. Born Florence Arto, her father, J. P. Arto, was an important executive and she started working in silent movies thanks to her husband, film director King Vidor. She signed her first contract with Vitagraph Studios… Read More

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Jascha Heifetz
Married 1928 - 1948
George Fitzmaurice
Dated 1926
King Vidor
Married 1915 - 1925

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Jane Long A Significant Figure In Texas History Houston Chronicle
Google News - Jul 23, 2011

A mature and elegant presence, Florence Vidor performed in 59 feature films, often cast in upper-class or aristocratic roles. She and Vidor were divorced in 1924. She married violinist Jascha Heifetz in 1928. Arto made her last film in 1929 and died in
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The Listings: Movies
NYTimes - Jan 29, 2010

FILM SERIES DANCE ON CAMERA (Friday through Tuesday) In partnership with the Dance Films Association, the Film Society of Lincoln Center offers the 38th edition of this popular festival of short and feature-length films about the art of the dance. The opening-night presentation, ''Dancing Across Borders,'' a profile of the Cambodian dancer
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The Week Ahead: May 28 June 3; Film
NYTimes - May 28, 2006

The MUSEUM OF MODERN ART has adopted a title with missionary zeal, ''To Save and Project,'' as the title of its annual festival of newly preserved films from the world's archives. And a mission it is, against the deadly alliance of time and chemistry that has destroyed, according to the figure most often quoted by preservationists, around 90
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Jascha Heifetz Is Dead At 86; A Virtuoso Since Childhood
NYTimes - Dec 12, 1987

LEAD: Jascha Heifetz, the violinist whose name for more than half a century was synonymous with perfection of technique and musicianship, died late Thursday evening at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 86 years old and lived in Beverly Hills. Jascha Heifetz, the violinist whose name for more than half a century was synonymous with
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CHILDHOOD

1895 Birth Born in 1895.

TWENTIES

1916 21 Years Old Born Florence Arto, her father, J. P. Arto, was an important executive and she started working in silent movies thanks to her husband, film director King Vidor. She signed her first contract with Vitagraph Studios in 1916.

1921 26 Years Old Her early fame was due to her role in the 1921 film Hail the Woman.

THIRTIES

1925 30 Years Old She divorced Vidor in 1925 after having had a daughter (Suzanne), but she kept his surname.

1926 31 Years Old In 1926, she married classical violinist Jascha Heifetz. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1977 82 Years Old She died in 1977 at the age of 82.

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