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Florence Barker
Burr McIntosh Monthly, January, 1908
Born(1891-11-22)November 22, 1891
DiedFebruary 15, 1913(1913-02-15) (aged 21)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesPriscilla May
Years active1905-1912

Florence Barker (November 22, 1891 – February 15, 1913) was an American stage and silent film actress from Los Angeles.

She began in amateur theatre in her early teens,[1] and her professional debut came in the Ferris Company's production of The Altar of Friendship in Los Angeles in 1907.[2] By age 18, she was playing lead roles at the Grand Theatre in Los Angeles.[1]

At around this time she started acting in motion pictures and went on to appear in at least 63 films. For several years, Barker was the Biograph Company's leading woman. She also worked in Paris and London as the leading woman with the Pathé Freres film company. By 1912, she was performing for Powers Picture Plays.[3]

Barker died of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 21.[4]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1908 An Awful Moment
1909 The Girls and Daddy
Getting Even
Choosing a Husband Gladys
1910 The Englishman and the Girl
Faithful John's Sweetheart
The Two Brothers Mexican
The Kid Doris Marshall
The Oath and the Man Madame Prevost
1911 The Two Paths
His Daughter Mary
Priscilla's April Fool Joke Priscilla
Priscilla and the Umbrella Priscilla
1912 A Voice from the Deep

References

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  1. ^ a b McIntosh, Burr; Hobart, Clark (January 1908). "Our Portraits". The Burr McIntosh Monthly. 15 (58). Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Drama -- Players, Playhouses, Gossip of the Stage". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 3, 1907. p. Part VI - 1. Retrieved November 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Who's Who in Picturedom -- Miss Florence Barker of the Powers Picture Plays". Buffalo Courier. New York, Buffalo. September 15, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers and other Filmmakers of The Silent era, through 1993: Eugene Michael Vazzana; - 1995: pg. 17
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