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Mary Pickford
b.8 Apr 1892
d.29 May 1979
  • HOwen Moore1886 - 1939
  • WMary Pickford1892 - 1979
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Name Mary Pickford
Gender Female
Birth[1] 8 Apr 1892
Marriage to Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
Marriage to Charles Rogers
Marriage to Owen Moore
Death[1] 29 May 1979
Reference Number? Q104109?


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Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[1] Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history.

Cited as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, and the "girl with the curls",[2] she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited with having defined the type in cinema.

She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929). By the late 1920s Pickford's career went into decline. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Mary Pickford, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.