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4 lut 2019 · Credited with defining cinema’s ingénue archetype, Pickford was Hollywood’s first close-up and Hollywood’s conscience. Soldiers wore her portrait in lockets they took to war.
3 mar 2017 · Mary Pickford was not only one of the first leading ladies of early American cinema, becoming ‘America’s Sweetheart’ during the silent era after she started appearing in films in 1909, earning $40 a week at D.W. Griffith’s Biograph.
Born Gladys Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1893, she grew into one of the most powerful figures of early Hollywood. This power was secured in 1919 when she formed the independent studio United Artists with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith.
27 lut 2018 · Mary Pickford was a founder of the Motion Picture Academy and much admired for her philanthropy. But before all that, she was a darling of the silent screen. In her 20s, Pickford became famous...
Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. She was one of the first Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and an outstanding influence in the development of film acting.
13 gru 2017 · In the early years of Hollywood, from 1915 through the early 1930s, Frances Marion was one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters and arguably the most famous. She defined and shaped the role of the screenwriter, becoming the best adaptor of novels and plays in the business.
1 sty 2001 · Mary Pickford was an immensely popular and important star whose career began in the early days with D. W. Griffith and which blossomed on its own and peaked in the 1920s. Her sweet young girl characters were brought to life by a shrewd and stubborn woman with an excellent head for business.
