First Name
Mary
Last Name
Pickford
Height
60.5
Build
Slim
Eye Color
Brown - Light
Hair Color
Brown - Light
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Died
1979-05-29
Place of Death
Santa Monica, California
Cause of Death
cerebral hemorrhage
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Christian Science
Claim to Fame
America`s Sweetheart
Maiden Name
Smith
Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Female
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Role ID
Actor/Actress, Producer, Writer
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Profile Bio Text
Destined to become America`s first sweetheart, Mary Pickford was born Gladys Marie Smith on April 8, 1892, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Acting would become second nature to little Mary. Her parents were actors and it was only natural that she would follow in their footsteps. Her mother wasted no time in introducing her to the stage, and she appeared in one production at the age of six. After numerous stage plays, Mary entered the film world and immortality. At the age of 16 she starred as Dorothy Nicholson in Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909). The next year was a busy one for her. In the early days of filmmaking it wasn`t at all uncommon for performers to churn out several films per year, often working on more than one at a time. In 1909, Mary appeared in 51 films - almost one a week! She had joined the `American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]` under the direction of D.W. Griffith. Griffith, from Crestwood, Kentucky, and some of his films with Mary reflected his home state such as In Old Kentucky (1909), In the Border States (1910) and A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912). If the 1909 season was busy for her, the following year was no less hectic, with Mary putting in work on 49 films. In 1911 she left Biograph to work with Carl Laemmle, but returned to Griffith the next year, in which she put out only 27 films, as opposed to the 48 she did in 1911. By now Mary was 20 and had appeared in 176 films; most performers today couldn`t boast that kind of work record for their entire career. By 1913 Mary had cut back her grueling schedule drastically, with only four movies in 1913, but she was by no means idle; she was now writing and producing films. In 1920, she was in only two films - Suds (1920) and Pollyanna (1920) - but, more importantly, she helped to establish United Artists Pictures, a studio that was responsible for many great films for the next 60-plus years before being bought by MGM. Mary was more than an actress; she was a tough, savvy businesswoman with, and was proud of the fact that she knew what worked for her and what didn`t. On top of all that, she was one of 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Finally, at 43, Mary made her last film, Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934), and then retired from films for a well-deserved rest. Her career lasted from 1908 to 1935, encompassing 236 films. Without a doubt, Mary Pickford was the most popular star in the silent era, if not of all time. She was awarded an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1976, from the very organization she had started years earlier. On May 29, 1979, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Santa Monica, California. She was 87 years old.
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www.imdb.com/name/nm0681933/bio
Full Name at Birth
Gladys Marie Smith
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2
Father
John Smith
Mother
Charlotte Hennessy
Brother
Jack Pickford
Sister
Lottie Pickford
Friend
Florence La Badie, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Louella Parsons, John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin, Elinor Glyn, Frances Marion, Jeanette MacDonald, Frances Lee, Enid Bennett, Ernst Lubitsch, Donald Brian, Colleen Moore, Mildred Lloyd, Conrad Nagel, Barbara Weeks
Family Member
Catherine Hennessey (grandmother)
Books Authored
Sunshine and Shadow, An Autobiography [1955], My Rendezvous With Life [2007] (Kessinger Publishing, LLC)
Biography (Print)
Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood [2007] (Eileen Whitfield), Mary Pickford Rediscovered [1999] (Kevin Brownlow), Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks: The most popular couple the world has ever known [1977] (Booton Herndon), The films of Mary Pickford [1971] (Raymond Lee), Mary Pickford: America's Sweetheart [1991] (Scott Eyman), SWEETHEART: STORY OF MARY PICKFORD [1975] (ROBERT WINDELER), Mary Pickford: Comedienne [1969] (Kemp Niver), Doug & Mary A Biography of Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford [1977] (Gary Carey)
Birthday
1892-04-08
Age
87
Bust (inches)
34
Waist (inches)
25
Hips (inches)
36
Cup Size
B
Family Member
Roxanne-adopted daughter, Ronald-adopted son
Wikipedia Text
Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting.
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