Facts: - imagesize: 120px - death place: philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states - caption: aka william j. florence - death date: 19 november 1891 - birth date: 26 july 1831 - name: william jermyn conlin - image: william j florence 001.jpg - birth place: albany , new york , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william j. florence .
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william jermyn conlin -lrb- july 26 , 1831 -- november 19 , 1891 -rrb- better known by his stage name william j. florence , was a us actor , songwriter , and playwright .florence was one of a select number of americans to win the ribbon of the french societe histoire dramatique .he was also co-founder with walter m. fleming of the shriners , a masonic order .