Florence Lawrence was a Canadian-American actress and inventor. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film actor to be named publicly until evidence
Lawrence in 1908
Portrait of Lawrence by Frank C. Bangs Studio, c. 1908
Florence Lawrence in Ingomar, the Barbarian (1908)
Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter and Mack Sennett in The Slave (1909)
Henry Lewis Solter was an American silent film actor and director.
Florence Lawrence
…Bearer. Largely as a result of her equestrian skills, she received parts in 11 films in the next five months. Also at Vitagraph was a young actor, Harry Solter, who was looking for "a young, beautiful equestrian girl" to star in a film to be produced by the Biograph Studios under the direction of D. W. Griffith…
Cast of When Knights Were Bold (1908), from left: Linda Arvidson, D. W. Griffith, unknown player, and Solter
Poster for Love's Strategem (1909), directed by Solter