Florence Dixon

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Florence Dixon
Florence Dixon - Mar 1921 EH.jpg
Florence Dixon, from a 1921 publication
Died1986
Occupation(s)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.

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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), [5] 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]

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References

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  2. "Many Art Models are Becoming Film Stars". San Pedro News Pilot. April 4, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. "Fashion Spotlight in Apple Blossom Time". The Standard Union. 1921-05-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fashions from the Footlights". Dramatic Mirror. 83: 584. April 3, 1921.
  5. 1 2 "Well Known Beauty Signed; Florence Dixon, 'Coca-Cola Girl', to Appear in Callahan Comedies". Motion Picture News. May 7, 1921. p. 2952 via Internet Archive.
  6. "Sells Dolls". San Diego Union & Daily Bee. July 12, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  7. "'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)". 1918-12-02. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  8. "James Montgomery Flagg's 'Lonesome Girl'". Film Fun (352): 13. August 1918 via Internet Archive.
  9. "'Paid in Full' is Columbia Film". The Star Press. 1919-05-25. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Holland Offers Two Stirring Love Dramas". The Wichita Eagle. 1919-03-23. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Movie to be Produced at Pensacola". Pensacola News Journal. 1919-01-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Captain Swift' is Williams' Newest". The Billings Gazette. 1920-01-18. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "'Silent Barrier' Big Special Film Has Strong Cast". The Morning Union. February 9, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  14. "Florence Dixon" Dramatic Mirror 83(February 19, 1921): 320.
  15. "Alice Brady in Ideal Picture 'Anna Ascends'". Daily News Leader. January 20, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  16. "New Actress's Strong Bid". Evening Despatch. 1924-02-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Merced Theater to Have Matinee Today". Merced Sun-Star. February 22, 1923. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  18. "Untitled brief item". The Buffalo Commercial. 1923-08-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-08-10 via Newspapers.com.
  19. "'It Is The Law' First of a Great Series to Come". Santa Cruz Evening News. January 9, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via California Digital Newspaper Collection.