Florence Dixon Explained

Florence Dixon
Death Date:1986
Death Place:Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress, model
Known For:"Coca-Cola Girl" (in 1920s advertisements)

Florence Dixon was an American model and actress in silent films. She was also "the Coca-Cola Girl" in print and display advertisements in the 1920s.

Early life

Dixon was raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[1]

Career

Dixon modeled for artists and photographers, including James Montgomery Flagg,[2] and modeled new fashions in newspapers.[3] [4] She was known as the "Coca-Cola Girl" after her image was used in a national advertising campaign for the soft drink.[5] In 1920, she helped promote a collection of dolls made by French widows as a fundraiser for postwar relief.[6]

Dixon's film credits included roles in Independence, B'Gosh (1918),[7] The Lonesome Girl (1918),[8] One Every Minute (1919),[9] Never Say Quit (1919),[10] Tough Luck Jones (1919),[11] Captain Swift (1920),[12] The Silent Barrier (1920),[13] The Road of Ambition (1920),[14] Hidden Charms (1921), Jimmy's Last Night Out (1921), The Supreme Passion (1921), The Stowaway (1921), Props (1921), Wild Women (1921), Anna Ascends (1922),[15] Women Men Marry (1922),[16] Back Home and Broke (1922),[17] Wife in Name Only (1923),[18] and It Is the Law (1924).[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1920-06-24 . Former Local Girl in Movies . 1 . Altoona Tribune . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: April 4, 1925 . Many Art Models are Becoming Film Stars . 3 . San Pedro News Pilot . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. News: 1921-05-29 . Fashion Spotlight in Apple Blossom Time . 4 . The Standard Union . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  4. April 3, 1921 . Fashions from the Footlights . Dramatic Mirror . 83 . 584.
  5. News: May 7, 1921 . Well Known Beauty Signed; Florence Dixon, 'Coca-Cola Girl', to Appear in Callahan Comedies . 2952 . Motion Picture News . Internet Archive.
  6. News: July 12, 1920 . Sells Dolls . 7 . San Diego Union & Daily Bee . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  7. News: 1918-12-02 . 'A PERFECT LADY' AT THE STRAND; Madge Kennedy Its Star-- Flagg's 'Independence B'Gosh' Also on the Program. "UNDER 4 FLAGS "--RIVOLI "Too Fat to Fight" at the Rialto-- "After the War" at Broadway --Newman at Carnegie Hall. Out of Army into Y.M.C.A. War's Scenes Return. (Published 1918) . en . 2023-08-10.
  8. August 1918 . James Montgomery Flagg's 'Lonesome Girl' . Film Fun . 352 . 13 . Internet Archive.
  9. News: 1919-05-25 . 'Paid in Full' is Columbia Film . 18 . The Star Press . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1919-03-23 . Holland Offers Two Stirring Love Dramas . 19 . The Wichita Eagle . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1919-01-05 . Movie to be Produced at Pensacola . 1 . Pensacola News Journal . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 1920-01-18 . 'Captain Swift' is Williams' Newest . 18 . The Billings Gazette . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: February 9, 1921 . 'Silent Barrier' Big Special Film Has Strong Cast . 3 . The Morning Union . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=BmxDAQAAMAAJ&dq=Dramatic%20Mirror&pg=PA320 "Florence Dixon"
  15. News: January 20, 1923 . Alice Brady in Ideal Picture 'Anna Ascends' . 4 . Daily News Leader . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  16. News: 1924-02-06 . New Actress's Strong Bid . 6 . Evening Despatch . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  17. News: February 22, 1923 . Merced Theater to Have Matinee Today . 3 . Merced Sun-Star . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  18. News: 1923-08-13 . Untitled brief item . 4 . The Buffalo Commercial . 2023-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: January 9, 1925 . 'It Is The Law' First of a Great Series to Come . 4 . Santa Cruz Evening News . August 10, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.

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