Born Florence Annie Bridgwood in Hamilton, Ontario, she was youngest of three children of George Bridgwood, an English-born carriage builder and Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood (nee Dunn), a vaudeville actress. Charlotte Bridgwood had emigrated to Canada from Ireland after the Great Famine with her family as a child. She was known professionally as Lotta Lawrence and was the leading lady and director of the Lawrence Dramatic Company. At the age of three, Lawrence made her debut onstage with her mother in a song and dance routine.

Finding themselves "at liberty," Lawrence and Solter in 1909 were able to join the Independent Moving Pictures Company of America (IMP). The company, founded by Carl Laemmle, the owner of a film exchange (who later absorbed IMP into Universal Pictures, which he also founded and also the president), was looking for experienced filmmakers and actors. Needing a star, he lured Lawrence away from Biograph by promising to give her a marquee. First, Laemmle organized a publicity stunt by starting a rumor that Lawrence had been killed by a street car in New York City. Then, after gaining much media attention, he placed ads in the newspapers that announced, "We nail a lie", and included a photo of Lawrence. The ad declared she is alive and well and making The Broken Oath, a new movie for his IMP Film Company to be directed by Solter.  Laemmle had Lawrence make a personal appearance in St. Louis, Missouri in March 1910 with her leading man to show her fans that she was very much alive, making her one of the first performers not already famous in another medium to be identified by name by her studio.  Laemmle generated attention by falsely claiming that Lawrence's St. Louis fans were so excited to learn that she had not died that they rushed her in a frenzy and tore her clothes off. Partially due to Laemmle's ingenuity, the "star system" was born and before long, Florence Lawrence became a household name. However, her fame also proved that the studio executives who had concerns over wage demands soon had their fears proved correct. Laemmle managed to lure William Ranous, one of Vitagraph's best directors, over to IMP. Ranous introduced Laemmle to Lawrence and Solter, and they began to work together. Lawrence and Solter worked for IMP for eleven months, making fifty films. After this, they went on vacation in Europe.  When they returned to the United States, they joined a film company headed by Siegmund Lubin, described as the "wisest and most democratic film producer in history". She once again teamed with Arthur Johnson, and the pair made 48 films together under Lubin's direction. At the time, the film industry was controlled by the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC), a trust formed by the major film companies. IMP was not a member of the MPPC, and hence operated outside its distribution system. Theaters found showing IMP films lost the right to screen MPPC films. IMP, therefore, had powerful enemies in the film industry. It managed to survive largely due to Lawrence's popularity. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

what more is know about the star system?
publicity stunt by starting a rumor
Född Florence Annie Bridgwood i Hamilton, Ontario, var hon yngst av tre barn till George Bridgwood, en engelskfödd vagnbyggare och Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood (nee Dunn), en vaudevilleskådespelerska. Charlotte Bridgwood hade emigrerat till Kanada från Irland efter den stora svälten med sin familj som barn. Hon var professionellt känd som Lotta Lawrence och var den ledande damen och regissören för Lawrence Dramatiska Kompani. Vid tre års ålder debuterade Lawrence på scenen med sin mor i en sång- och dansrutin. Lawrence och Solter befann sig 1909 i frihet och kunde ansluta sig till Independent Moving Pictures Company of America (IMP). Företaget, som grundades av Carl Laemmle, ägaren till ett filmutbyte (som senare absorberade IMP till Universal Pictures, som han också grundade och även presidenten), letade efter erfarna filmskapare och skådespelare. Han behövde en stjärna och lockade bort Lawrence från Biograph genom att lova att ge henne ett markis. Först organiserade Laemmle ett publicitetstunt genom att starta ett rykte om att Lawrence hade dödats av en gatubil i New York. Sedan, efter att ha fått mycket uppmärksamhet i media, lade han upp annonser i tidningarna som meddelade, "Vi spikar en lögn", och inkluderade ett foto av Lawrence. Annonsen förklarade att hon lever och mår bra och gjorde The Broken Oath, en ny film för hans IMP Film Company att regisseras av Solter. Laemmle lät Lawrence göra ett personligt framträdande i Saint Louis, Missouri i mars 1910 med sin ledande man för att visa sina fans att hon var mycket levande, vilket gjorde henne till en av de första artisterna som inte redan var kända i ett annat medium att identifieras vid namn av hennes studio. Laemmle genererade uppmärksamhet genom att falskeligen hävda att Lawrences St Louis-fans var så glada över att få veta att hon inte hade dött att de rusade henne i en frenesi och rev av henne kläderna. Delvis på grund av Laemmles uppfinningsrikedom föddes "stjärnsystemet" och snart blev Florence Lawrence ett efternamn. Hennes berömmelse bevisade dock också att de ateljéchefer som hyste oro över lönekrav snart fick sina farhågor visade sig vara korrekta. Laemmle lyckades lura William Ranous, en av Vitagraphs bästa regissörer, över till IMP. Ranous introducerade Laemmle för Lawrence och Solter, och de började arbeta tillsammans. Lawrence och Solter arbetade för IMP i elva månader, och gjorde femtio filmer. Efter detta åkte de på semester i Europa. När de återvände till USA gick de med i ett filmbolag med Siegmund Lubin i spetsen, beskrivet som den "visaste och mest demokratiska filmproducenten i historien". Hon samarbetade återigen med Arthur Johnson, och paret gjorde 48 filmer tillsammans i Lubins regi. Då kontrollerades filmindustrin av Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC), ett förtroende som bildades av de stora filmbolagen. IMP var inte medlem i MPPC, och drev därmed utanför sitt distributionssystem. Theaters fann visande IMP-filmer förlorade rätten att visa MPPC-filmer. IMP hade därför mäktiga fiender inom filmindustrin. Den lyckades överleva till stor del på grund av Lawrences popularitet. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med hjälp av ett citat från följande artikel: Vad mer är vet om stjärnsystemet?
Born Florence Annie Bridgwood in Hamilton, Ontario, she was the youngest of three children of George Bridgwood, an English-born carriage builder and Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood (nee Dunn), a vaudeville actress. Charlotte Bridgwood had emigrated to Canada from Ireland after the great famine with her family as a child. She was professionally known as Lotta Lawrence and was the leading lady and director of Lawrence Dramatic Company. At the age of three, Lawrence made his debut on stage with her mother in a singing and dancing routine. Lawrence and Solter were in freedom in 1909 and were able to join the Independent Moving Pictures Company of America (IMP). The company, founded by Carl Laemmle, the owner of a film exchange (which later absorbed the IMP to Universal Pictures, which he also founded and also the President), was looking for experienced filmmakers and actors. He needed a star and lured Lawrence away from the Biograph by promising to give her a marquee. First, Laemmle organized a publicity stunt by starting a rumor that Lawrence had been killed by a New York street car. Then, after receiving much media attention, he posted advertisements in the newspapers that announced, "We nail a lie", and included a photo of Lawrence. The ad explained that she is alive and well and made The Broken Oath, a new film for his IMP Film Company to be directed by Solter. Laemmle had Lawrence make a personal appearance in St. Louis, Missouri in March 1910 with her leading husband to show her fans that she was very alive, making her one of the first artists not already known in another medium to be identified by the name of her studio. Laemmle generated attention by falsely claiming Lawrence's St. Louis fans were so happy to know that she had not died that they rushed her into a frenzy and torn her clothes off. Partly due to Laemmle's ingenuity, the "star system" was born and soon Florence Lawrence became a surname. However, her fame also proved that the studio executives who had concerns about salary demands soon had their concerns proved correct. Laemmle managed to trick William Ranous, one of Vitagraph's best directors, over to the IMP. Ranous introduced Laemmle to Lawrence and Solter, and they began working together. Lawrence and Solter worked for the IMP for eleven months, making fifty films. After this, they went on vacation in Europe. When they returned to the United States, they joined a film company headed by Siegmund Lubin, described as the "wisest and most democratic film producer in history". She collaborated again with Arthur Johnson, and the couple made 48 films together under Lubin's direction. At the time, the film industry was controlled by Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC), a trust formed by the major film companies. IMP was not a member of MPPC, and thus operated outside of its distribution system. Theaters found showing IMP films lost the right to show MPPC films. The IMP therefore had powerful enemies in the film industry. It managed to survive largely due to Lawrence's popularity. CANNOTANSWERANSwer this question using a quote from the following article: What else is know about the star system?
PR stunt genom att starta ett rykte
PR stunt by starting a reputation