Greatest Movie Star Of Them All

[David]

Florence Lawrence

. . . who made forty-seven films in 1911 alone! So stick that in your corn-cob pipe, De Niro, Hoffman & Duvall!

Viva Lawrence!

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by David

Florence Lawrence

. . . who made forty-seven films in 1911 alone! So stick that in your corn-cob pipe, De Niro, Hoffman & Duvall!

Viva Lawrence!

Although many of them were one reelers shot in a week, she was a trooper.

BUT my Gloria Swanson was and is the greatest star of them all

Here is some bio on Flo.

Florence Lawrence

This biography is Copyright © 1998 by Ralph Lucas
and may not be reproduced without prior written consent.
For more information about copyright, click here.

[Prior written consent was not requested and the author has requested that it be removed. - Marty]

[dissention]

Originally Posted by David

Florence Lawrence

. . . who made forty-seven films in 1911 alone! So stick that in your corn-cob pipe, De Niro, Hoffman & Duvall!

Viva Lawrence!

And that was a light year for her. She made 81 appearances in '09.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

A few days after Christmas, 1938 Florence mixed rat poison with cough syrup to end her life.

I thought she swallowed ant paste? Didn't know it was around the holidays, though. That's sad.

[amber]

Cool Info. I had read about her before, but forgot.

[Moony]

..I'd say Pauly Shore.

[~nightbird~]

Originally Posted by Moony

..I'd say Pauly Shore.

"Bio Dome" is one of my guilty pleasures!

[estranged4life]

just as long as William "Capt James Tiberius Hooker...You...have...the...right...to...remain...silent...Spock" Shatner isnt the greatest

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Actually I still think it's an interesting question. Who IS the greatest movie star of them all?

I could NEVER pick only one, I'd have a whole slew of them. And they'd probably be based on performances that I particularly enjoyed immensely rather than someone that's just a high profile actor. Though Katharine Hepburn is right up there; even in bad movies, she could do no wrong in my eyes.

[amber]

Yarg, everyone always says Katherine. I pick Bette.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

Yarg, everyone always says Katherine. I pick Bette.

Because she's so good. Same with Davis, though. If we were making a list of actresses, I'd most definitely include Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve, and Jessica Lange, too.

[dissention]

Oh, and Ellen Burstyn and Sally Kirkland (I don't care, she made a fan for life when I saw "Anna").

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

Because she's so good. Same with Davis, though. If we were making a list of actresses, I'd most definitely include Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve, and Jessica Lange, too.

I'd add Isabelle to your list. but that's just me. Also Shirley Maclaine

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

I'd add Isabelle to your list. but that's just me. Also Shirley Maclaine

Yup, add those ones, too. And Faye Dunaway (for Network alone) and Julianne Moore (for...everything).

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

Yup, add those ones, too. And Faye Dunaway (for Network alone) and Julianne Moore (for...everything).

totally. Now a hard one...would you add LIz Taylor? I think for Virginia wolf, but otherwise, not so sure.