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Name: Mary Pickford
Variant Name: Gladys Louise Smith
Birth Date: April 8, 1893
Death Date: May 29, 1979
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Place of Death: Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Nationality: American, Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupations: actress, producer, screenwriter, film studio founder

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Biography of Mary Pickford
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Mary Pickford (1893-1979) was the first star of American cinema. Immensely popular in the silent era of motion pictures, Pickford was also a savvy businesswoman and the first female movie mogul. She and three other film legends (including one-time...


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Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a Canadian-born film star and co-founder of United Artists, known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the girl with the curls." Unsourced Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus...


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Pickford, Mary (1893-1979) Summary
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Touted as the first female movie mogul, "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford is best remembered for the sticky-sweet Pollyanna image she cultivated in her films of the 1910s and 1920s. The child-like innocence and eternal optimism...
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Mary Pickford Information
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Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian motion picture star, as well as a co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences....


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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Mary Pickford
07/29/1997: 927 words, approx. 3 pages
JIM BECKERMAN, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-29-1997 MARY PICKFORD -- NO MERE SWEETHEART By JIM BECKERMAN, Staff Writer Date: 07-29-1997, Tuesday Section: YOUR TIME Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star Biographical: MARY...
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AP News
Film academy sues to stop sale of Oscars
9/1/2007: 300 words, approx. 1 pages
The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences is suing to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford.In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, the academy claims it has the right to buy the historic statuettes and one owned...
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Oscar lawsuit will be heard in LA County
11/20/2007: 283 words, approx. 1 pages
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit aimed at stopping the public sale of two Oscars given to Mary Pickford should be tried in Los Angeles County.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences claims it has the right to buy the statuettes and one...
 


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