Mary Pickford
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: April 7, 1892
Day of Death: May 29, 1979 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1894 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter and film studio founder, who was a pioneer in the US film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades. Pickford alongside her future husband, actor-producer Douglas Fairbanks, founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls." Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies." She is credited with having defined the ingénue type in cinema. She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929). By the late 1920s, Pickford's career went into decline. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.
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Stella Maris
Actor Amarilly Jenkins
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Actor Mayme
100% American
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Actor Johanna Renssaller
Johanna Enlists
Actor Jean Mackaye
How Could You, Jean?
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Cupid Angling
Executive Producer
Johanna Enlists
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How Could You, Jean?
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Actor Marget MacTavish
The Pride of the Clan
Actor Gwen
The Poor Little Rich Girl
Actor Sara Crewe
A Little Princess
Actor Jenny Lawrence
A Romance of the Redwoods
Actor Angela Moore
The Little American
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
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A Little Princess
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The Little American
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The New York Hat
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So Near, Yet So Far
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The Mender of Nets
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A Beast at Bay
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Friends
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The Narrow Road
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The School Teacher and the Waif
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A Pueblo Legend
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The Female of the Species
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A Lodging for the Night
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The Informer
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My Baby
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The One She Loved
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A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
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Honor Thy Father
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With the Enemy's Help
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The Inner Circle
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An Indian Summer
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Just Like a Woman
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Iola's Promise
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A Timely Repentance
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The Temptress
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The Dream
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Sweet Memories
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The Italian Barber
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Back to the Soil
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In the Sultan's Garden
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In the Sultan's Garden
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For the Queen's Honor
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Three Sisters
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When a Man Loves
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When the Cat's Away
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A Gasoline Engagement
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The Convert
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Her Darkest Hour
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A Decree of Destiny
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At a Quarter of Two
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The Message in the Bottle
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The Fisher-Maid
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The Secret of the Palm
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Second Sight
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The Stampede
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While There is hope, There is Life
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A Romance of the Western Hills
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The Two Brothers
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All on Account of the Milk
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A Rich Revenge
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The Smoker
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Never Again
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A Victim of Jealousy
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A Child's Impulse
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A Lucky Toothache
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A Gold Necklace
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White Roses
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