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Mary Pickford

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Mary Pickford
Pickford in 1910
Born
Gladys Louise Smith[1]

(1892-04-08)April 8, 1892
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMay 29, 1979(1979-05-29) (aged 87)
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
CitizenshipBritish subject (1892–1978)
Canada (1978–1979)[2]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • businesswoman
Years active1900–1955
Known for
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • (m. 1911; div. 1920)
  • (m. 1920; div. 1936)
  • (m. 1937)
Children2
Parent(s)Charlotte Hennessey and John Charles Smith
Relatives
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
WebsiteMary Pickford Foundation
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Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), (known professionally as Mary Pickford) was a Canadian silent movie actress. 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 100 Years...100 Stars. She is put as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era.[3][4][5]

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Citations

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  1. Biography, pbs.org. Accessed December 20, 2023.
  2. Photoplay, Volume 18, Issues 2–6. Macfadden Publications. 1920. p. 99.
  3. Baldwin, Douglas; Baldwin, Patricia (2000). The 1930s. Weigl. p. 12. ISBN 1-896990-64-9.
  4. Flom, Eric L. (2009). Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle: A History of Performances by Hollywood Notables. McFarland. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-7864-3908-9.
  5. Sonneborn, Liz (2002). A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts. Infobase. p. 166. ISBN 1-4381-0790-0.

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