Florence Deshon was romantically involved with writer Max Eastman and actor Charlie Chaplin.
10 Facts About Florence Deshon
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Florence Deshon died of gas asphyxiation in her New York City apartment.
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Florence Deshon was born Florence Danks in Tacoma, Washington, to Samuel Danks, a musician and union organizer from Wales, and Flora Caroline Spatzer, a pianist of Austro-Hungarian descent.
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Florence Deshon lived in Washington with her parents and older brother, Walter, until the family moved to New York City around 1900, as her parents pursued musical careers.
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Florence Deshon appeared in more than twenty silent films, beginning in 1915 with The Beloved Vagabond.
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Florence Deshon returned to New York City with her mother in December 1921, hoping to continue her work in films there.
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On February 4,1922, Florence Deshon was found unconscious on the third floor of her apartment building at 120 West Eleventh Street.
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Florence Deshon's apartment had been subleased from Doris Stevens, who was married to Dudley Field Malone.
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Florence Deshon died five days after William Desmond Taylor, who overshadowed her.
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Florence Deshon went to St Vincent's and gave blood, but the attempt to revive Deshon was futile.