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Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – 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. She was a pioneer in the American film industry, with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades.
Mary Pickford. Actress: Coquette. Mary Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Elsie Charlotte (Hennessy) and John Charles Smith. She was of English and Irish descent. Pickford began in the theater at age seven. Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a number of theater companies.
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Há 4 dias · Mary Pickford, Canadian-born American motion-picture actress who was ‘America’s sweetheart’ of the silent screen and one of the first film stars. At the height of her career, she was one of the richest and most famous women in the United States. She was also a founder of United Artists Corporation.
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2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Mary Pickford, a Canadian-born star of silent movies who became \"America's Sweetheart.\" She co-founded United Artists with D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and won an Oscar for her first talkie Coquette.
4 de fev. de 2019 · Silk and steel. Today’s actresses expect mass scrutiny. Pickford invented it, against her will. Yet she had worked hard for this fame. Hard work was all she’d ever known. Pickford was...
Carreira. Mary Pickford. A atriz foi lançada no cinema americano por David Griffith, em 1909 depois de ter feito sucesso no teatro pelas mãos do diretor David Belasco. Se tornou em 1918 a atriz mais bem paga do cinema americano. Fez mais de 200 filmes, a maior parte deles ainda no cinema mudo.
Learn about the life and career of Mary Pickford, the first movie actress to receive a percentage of a film's earnings and one of the founders of United Artists. Find out her birth name, nicknames, family, awards, trivia and more.
