Florence Dixon

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.

Florence Dixon
A smiling young white woman
Florence Dixon, from a 1921 publication
Died1986
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Known for"Coca-Cola Girl" (in 1920s advertisements)

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]

References
  1. "Former Local Girl in Movies". Altoona Tribune. 1920-06-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-08-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. "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.
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