The Origins of the Fan Press

Theodosia was only 25, but with her naturally round figure and huge deep set eyes, she looked like somebody's mom. A number of things happened right before Thedabara started making movies, which in various ways made her start impossible. For the first decade or so of industrialized filmmaking, movie companies usually didn't credit their actors and actresses. This changed in 1910 when Carl Emily lured Florence Lawrence away from Biograph with the promise of marquee billing at Universal.