Charlotte Bridgwood

AKA:

Charlotte Dunn Bridgwood, Lotta Lawrence, Lotta Bridgwood

Birth Name:

Charlotte Dunn

Birth Date:

August 18, 1861

Birth Place:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date:

August 20, 1929

Place of Death:

Hollywood, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Unknown

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

The Odd and the Interesting

Associates:

Florence Lawrence

Charlotte Bridgwood patented the first electrically powered windshield wiper in 1917, improving previous manually-operated wipers such as the one patented by Mary Anderson in 1905. However, her wiper used rollers rather than blades and did not catch on. She was also the mother of silent screen star Florence Lawrence (a.k.a The Biograph Girl) who followed her mother in inventing automotive accessories.

Fun Fact

In October 1917, Charlotte received a patent for the first automatic windshield cleaner.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Chapel Columbarium, 2nd floor, UWW, Tier 3, Niche 2

Grave Location Description

From the main entrance take the first right and the Chapel Columbarium will be on your right. Enter the main chapel. Charlotte Bridgwood’s grave is at the top of the stairs, the second niche on the left at the stairwell.