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4 days ago · William Randolph Hearst (center in tuxedo) with party attendees (from left to right) Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Princess Bibesco. Credit: Marc Wanamaker/Bison...
May 23, 2024 · With the advent of sound in cinema, Fairbanks’ career began to wane. While he made a few talkies, including “The Taming of the Shrew” (1929) alongside his wife Mary Pickford, the transition to sound films did not suit his dynamic, physical style.
May 23, 2024 · For silent film superstar Douglas Fairbanks, the last entry in his swashbuckling, grand-adventure film career was a cheeky British production, The Private Life of Don Juan (1934). Although it wasn’t a smashing box office success, it was a brilliant Last Choice for Fairbanks.
May 22, 2024 · Dec. 12, 1939, Santa Monica, Calif. (aged 56) Founder: United Artists Corporation. Notable Works: “Little Caesar” Notable Family Members: spouse Mary Pickford.
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6 days ago · In a time frame where women struggled in the workforce, Pickford broke through those barriers and paved the way for women in the industry. She joined Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, and future husband Douglas Fairbanks to form United Artists, a major production and distribution company.
May 17, 2024 · View an archive of screened films from January-December 2002 in the Library of Congress' Mary Pickford Theater.
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2 days ago · Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for "The Enchanted Hill"), is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947.
