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Mary Pickford, née Gladys Louise Smith, actor, producer and writer (born 8 April 1892 in Toronto, ON; died 29 May 1979 in Santa Monica, California). Pickford was a pioneering figure of early cinema who became one of the most renowned stars of the silent film era.
Mary Pickford was born Gladys Smith in 1892 in Toronto, Canada. After her father was killed in an accident, Gladys became the family’s main breadwinner by performing in the theatre.
May 30, 1979 · 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. She was 86 years old.
Mary Pickford (n. 8 aprilie 1892, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – d. 29 mai 1979, Santa Monica, California, SUA) a fost o actriță și producătoare de film canadiană, pionieră a industriei cinematografice de la Hollywood . Actrița a avut o carieră ilustră de cinci decenii, a fost cofondatoarea studiourilor Pickford-Fairbanks și United ...
Mary Pickford, ursprungligen Gladys Louise Smith, född 8 april 1892 i Toronto, Ontario, död 29 maj 1979 i Santa Monica, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk skådespelare, manusförfattare och filmproducent. Bland Pickfords filmer märks The Little American (1917), The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917), En rännstensunge (1919), Pollyanna (1920) och ...
Apr 9, 2020 · A lo largo de las décadas de 1910 y 1920, se creía que Pickford era la mujer más famosa del mundo o, como la describió un periodista de cine mudo, «la mujer más conocida y amada por más personas que cualquier otra mujer que haya existido en la historia”. Pero en 2018 el contrato con Zukor expiró y le ofrecieron una compensación para ...
In 1919, Pickford co-founded United Artists with Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Charlie Chaplin to distribute films they produced, giving them artistic control and a large share of profits. Pickford spearheaded the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and received a Best Actress Oscar in 1929.
