illustrations over the next three years. Fisher also often chose her likeness for the covers of best-selling magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, and the Saturday Evening Post. Gibson was widely publicized during this time as “The Original Harrison Fisher Girl”.
Meanwhile, Gibson separated from Battier, though the couple was not divorced until about 1916.
Film career
Represented by top theatrical agent Pat Casey, Gibson entered movies in early 1911, joining the Independent Motion Picture Company (IMP) as an extra and later the Lubin Studios as a stock player. She was hired as leading lady by the new U.S. branch of Paris-based lair Studios in July 1911. She was an instant hit with audiences, becoming one of the first actresses in the new medium of film to be promoted as a “star” in her own right. Praised for her natural, subtle acting style, she