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Dorothy Gibson
Gibson in a 1911 publicity photo
Born
Dorothy Winifred BrownMay 17, 1889(1889-05-17)Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Died
February 17, 1946 (aged56)Paris, France
Occupation
Actress, Singer and Model
Years active
1906 - 1917
Dorothy Gibson (May 17, 1889 February 17, 1946) was a pioneering American silent film actress, artist's model and singer active in the early 20th century. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Biography
Early life and career
The daughter of John A. and Pauline Boesen Brown, Gibson was born Dorothy Winifred Brown in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her father died when she was three years old and her mother remarried John Leonard Gibson. Between 1906 and 1911, she appeared on stage as a singer and dancer in a number of theatre and vaudeville productions, the most important being on Broadway in Charles Frohman's musical The Dairymaids (1907). She was also a regular chorus member in shows produced by the Shubert Brothers at the Hippodrome Theatre.

Dorothy Gibson as illustrated by Harrison Fisher, 1911
In 1909, the year before she married George Battier, Jr., Gibson began posing for famous commercial artist Harrison Fisher, becoming one of his favorite models. Her image appeared regularly on posters, postcards, various merchandising products and in book illustrations over the next three years. Fisher also often chose her likeness for the covers of best-selling magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, and the Saturday Evening Post. Gibson was widely publicized during this time as "The Original Harrison Fisher Girl".
Meanwhile, Gibson separated from Battier, though the couple was not divorced until about 1916.
Film career
Represented by top theatrical agent Pat Casey, Gibson entered movies in early 1911, joining the Independent Motion Picture Company (IMP) as an extra and later the Lubin Studios as a stock player. She was hired as leading lady by the new U.S. branch of Paris-based lair Studios in July 1911. She was an instant hit with audiences, becoming one of the first actresses in the new medium of film to be promoted as a "star" in her own right. Praised for her natural, subtle acting style, she was particularly effective as a comedienne in such popular one-reelers as Miss Masquerader (1911) and Love Finds a Way (1912), all of which were produced at Fort Lee, New Jersey, then the center of the burgeoning American motion picture industry.

Dorothy Gibson and Lamar Johnstone in a scene from the comedy, The Lucky Hold Up (1912)
Despite her popularity in comedies, one of her most important parts was that of Molly Pitcher in the historical drama, Hands Across the Sea (1911), Eclair's debut vehicle and her first star turn. One of Gibson's most famous screen role was that of herself in Saved From the Titanic (1912), based on her experiences in the legendary disaster. Saved From the Titanic, released a month after the sinking, was the first of many films about the event.

Dorothy Gibson in a promotional photo for Saved From the Titanic (1912)
The Titanic is the best known aspect of Gibson's life. After a six-week vacation in Italy with her mother, she was returning aboard Titanic to make a new series of pictures for Eclair at Fort Lee. The women had been playing bridge with friends in the lounge on the night of the ship's fatal collision with the iceberg. With two of their game partners they escaped in the first lifeboat launched. After arriving in New York on the rescue ship Carpathia, Gibson was convinced by her manager to appear in a film based on the sinking. She not only starred in the one-reel drama, but wrote the scenario. She even appeared in the same clothing she had worn aboard Titanic a white silk evening dress topped with a cardigan and polo coat.
Although Saved From the Titanic was a tremendous success in America, England, and France the only known prints were destroyed in a 1914 fire at the lair Studios. The loss of the motion picture is considered by film historians to be one of the greatest of the silent era. Gibson's other accomplishments in early cinema included starring in one of the first feature films made in the United States (Hands Across the Sea, 1911), co-starring in the first American-produced serial or chapter play (The Revenge of the Silk Masks, 1912), and making one of the first-ever public appearances by a movie personality (January 1912).
With contemporary Mary Pickford, Gibson was the highest paid movie actress in the world at the time of her premature retirement in May 1912. In a brief but...(and so on) To get More information , you can visit some products about antique gold jewelry, plastic bead necklace, . The Faux Leather Round Wine Rack products should be show more here!

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