Florence Vidor
Florence Vidor was an American silent film actress.
Early life
Vidor was born in Houston on July 23, 1895, to John and Ida Cobb. Her parents had married in Houston on March 3, 1894, but divorced only three years later. Ida remained in Houston and soon married John P. Arto, a real estate man who later served as deputy chief of the city's fire department.
Career
Florence Vidor started working in silent movies through the influence of her husband, film director King Vidor, whom she had married in 1915. 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. Throughout the 1920s, she was a major box office attraction for Paramount Pictures. Her career ended with the advent of sound films. In 1929 she became so frustrated by the difficulties of making the partial sound film Chinatown Nights that she retired from acting before the production was completed. Director William A. Wellman had to use a voice double to complete some of her scenes.
Florence and King Vidor divorced in 1924. They had a daughter, Suzanne. Despite the end of their marriage, Florence continued to use Vidor as her surname.
Vidor married classical violinist Jascha Heifetz on August 20, 1928, in New York City. They had two children together and Heifetz also adopted Suzanne before divorcing in 1945.
On November 3, 1977, Vidor died at her home in Pacific Palisades, California, aged 82.
Selected filmography
Bill Peter's Kid - Curfew at Simpton Center The Yellow Girl - FloraThe Intrigue - Pseudo Countess SoniaA Tale of Two Cities - MimiAmerican Methods - Betty ArmstrongThe Cook of Canyon Camp - Mrs. JackHashimura Togo - Corinne ReynoldsThe Countess Charming - Betty LoveringThe Secret Game - Kitty LittleThe Widow's Might - Irene StuartThe Hidden Pearls - Enid BentonThe Honor of His House - Lora HorningThe White Man's Law - Maida VerneOld Wives for New - Juliet RaeburnThe Bravest Way - Nume RogersTill I Come Back to You - YvonneA Heart in Pawn - Dr. Stone's daughterThe Other Half - Katherine BoonePoor Relations - Dorothy PerkinsThe Family Honor - Beverly TuckerThe Jack-Knife Man - Mrs. Marcia MontgomeryLying Lips - Nancy AbbottBeau Revel - Nellie SteelHail the Woman - Judith BeresfordWoman, Wake Up - AnneThe Real Adventure - Rose StantonDusk to Dawn - Marjorie Latham / AzizaSkin Deep - Ethel CarterConquering the Woman - Judith StaffordSouls for Sale - Himself Alice Adams - Alice AdamsMain Street - Carol MilfordThe Virginian - Molly Wood The Marriage Circle - Charlotte BraunBorrowed Husbands - Nancy BurrardWelcome Stranger - Mary ClarkBarbara Frietchie - Barbara FrietchieChristine of the Hungry Heart - Christine MadisonHusbands and Lovers - Grace LivingstonThe Mirage - Irene MartinThe Girl of Gold - Helen MerrimoreAre Parents People? - Mrs. HazlittGrounds for Divorce - Alice SorbierMarry Me - Hetty GandyThe Trouble with Wives - Grace HyattThe Enchanted Hill - Gail OrmsbyThe [Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926 film)|The Grand Duchess and the Waiter] - The Grand Duchess ZeniaSea Horses - Helen SalviaYou Never Know Women - VeraThe Eagle of the Sea - Louise LestronThe Popular Sin - Yvonne MontfortAfraid to Love - Katherine SilvertonThe World at Her Feet - Jane RandallOne Woman to Another - Rita FarrellHoneymoon Hate - Gail GrantDoomsday - Mary VinerThe Magnificent Flirt - Mme. Florence LaverneThe Patriot - Countess OstermannChinatown Nights - Joan Fry