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- Mary Pickford, who reigned supreme as “America's Sweetheart” in the era of silent films, died of a stroke yesterday in Santa Monica (Calif.) Hospital.
www.nytimes.com/1979/05/30/archives/mary-pickford-is-dead-at-86-americas-sweetheart-of-films-outshone.htmlMary Pickford Is Dead at 86; ‘America's Sweetheart’ of Films
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He died on February 11, 1898, from a fatal blood clot caused by a workplace accident when he was a purser with Niagara Steamship. [6] When Gladys was four years old, her household was under infectious quarantine as a public health measure.
Sep 21, 2024 · Mary Pickford (born April 8, 1892, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died May 29, 1979, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) was a Canadian-born American motion-picture actress who became known as “America’s sweetheart” of the silent screen.
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Apr 2, 2014 · She died in 1979. Early Life. Actress, producer and screenwriter Gladys Mary Smith was born on April 8, 1892, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known as "America’s Sweetheart," Mary Pickford was a...
Bad news comes in threes—but what happened to Pickford in 1939 was beyond bad. The only family she had left was her niece Gwynne, who ran away from Pickfair in the middle of the night and eloped, breaking Mary’s heart.
Feb 4, 2019 · Her move from stage to screen was dismissed as a fad – but Mary Pickford went on to earn millions and co-found United Artists. Amy Nicholson looks at how ‘old monkeyface’ became ‘America’s...
Feb 27, 2018 · At just 5 feet tall, Pickford portrayed it so convincingly — all without speaking a single word that audiences could hear. In fact, when movies began to talk, Pickford disapproved.
Mary Pickford reached unprecedented heights of fame -- and fell from stardom into semi-obscurity. Many remember her career and her films, but few know of the years that followed.
