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Charlotte Bridgwood

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Charlotte Bridgwood Famous memorial

Birth
County Carlow, Ireland
Death
20 Aug 1929 (aged 68)
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.090064, Longitude: -118.320847
Plot
Chapel Columbarium, 2nd floor, UWW, Tier 3, Niche 2, at the top of the stairs, on the left.
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Stage actress using the name Lotta Lawrence, Bridgwood was the mother of the "world's first movie star," Florence Lawrence. Charlotte was the inventor of the automobile turn signal as well as the windshield wiper, which she patented in 1917. She also invented an application that would prevent glass from fogging, which was offered to the government during World War I, as a means of keeping binocular lenses clear during bad weather. Unfortunately, none of these inventions were patented properly. Otherwise, she could have easily become a millionaire.
Stage actress using the name Lotta Lawrence, Bridgwood was the mother of the "world's first movie star," Florence Lawrence. Charlotte was the inventor of the automobile turn signal as well as the windshield wiper, which she patented in 1917. She also invented an application that would prevent glass from fogging, which was offered to the government during World War I, as a means of keeping binocular lenses clear during bad weather. Unfortunately, none of these inventions were patented properly. Otherwise, she could have easily become a millionaire.


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  • Originally Created by: AJ
  • Added: Oct 26, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5895279/charlotte-bridgwood: accessed ), memorial page for Charlotte Bridgwood (18 Aug 1861–20 Aug 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5895279, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.