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July 5, 1914: Mary’s old Biograph co-star and friend James Kirkwood directs his first Pickford feature, The Eagle’s Mate. He will go on to direct 8 more films for Mary, including Rags and Esmeralda. 1914: Movie theater owner David Grauman, father of Sid, gives Mary the nickname of ‘America’s Sweetheart.’.
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Jun 28, 1999 · By 1917, Hollywood was turning out features with amazingly assured pizazz; and Pickford’s films, often written by Frances Marion and directed by Marshall Neilan, were the best of the bunch ...
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Beginning her film career in 1909, by 1916 Pickford became Hollywood's first millionaire, and at the height of her career had complete creative control of her films and was one of the most recognizable women in the world.
Mary Pickford (1892–1979) was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, producer, and writer. During the silent film era she became one of the first great celebrities of the cinema and a popular icon known to the public as "America's Sweetheart". [1] Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto and began acting on stage in 1900.
She made her broadway debut at the age of 14 in David Belasco 's The Warrens of Virginia and signed a film contract with D. W. Griffith's Biograph Studio two years later. By 1914, Pickford had made 74 films including In the Bishop's Carriage (1913), Cinderella (1914), and Rags (1914).
Feb 4, 2019 · Credited with defining cinema’s ingénue archetype, Pickford was Hollywood’s first close-up and Hollywood’s conscience. Soldiers wore her portrait in lockets they took to war.
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Rare period photographs, production shots, and film stills--many never before published--celebrate the life and career of silent-film star Mary Pickford, in an illustrated filmography that also includes personal anecdotes about the silent era in Hollywood films.
