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Mary Pickford
Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, – May 29, ), (known professionally as Mary Pickford) was a Canadian silent movieactress. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Coquette. She was married to actor Charles "Buddy" Rogers.
Pickford was co-founder of United Artists. She was one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She married silent movie star Douglas Fairbanks. They lived in a Hollywood home called Pickfair.
She was called "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, and is on the list of the AFI's Years Stars. She is put as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era.[3][4][5]
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Canadian actress and producer (–)
This article is about the actress. For other uses, see Mary Pickford (disambiguation).
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Who Was Mary Pickford?
In , Mary Pickford appeared in 40 movies for D.W. Griffith's American Biography company. She also worked as a producer and co-founded United Artists, with Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., who would become her second husband. Pickford retired from the screen in but continued to produce. She died in
Early Life
Actress, producer and screenwriter Gladys Mary Smith was born on April 8, , in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known as "America’s Sweetheart," Mary Pickford was a legendary film actress during the age of silent pictures. She often appeared on screen in young girl roles, even when she was an adult. Pickford began performing at the age of five on the stage and was known for a time as "Baby Gladys." After touring in different shows and productions for more than nine years, she went to New York to conquer Broadway. Taking the stage name, Mary Pickford, she made her Broadway debut in The Warrens of Virginia