mary pickford

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Definition of mary pickford in English English dictionary

a Canadian-born actress who became Hollywood's most famous silent film actress and was called "America's Sweetheart". She was married to the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks from 1920 to 1936, and formed United Artists with Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin in 1919 (1893-1979). orig. Gladys Mary Smith born April 9, 1893, Toronto, Ont., Can. died May 28, 1979, Santa Monica, Calif., U.S. Canadian-born U.S. film actress. She acted with a stock company from age 5, went on tour at 8, and was performing on Broadway by

She starred in D.W. Griffith's The Lonely Villa (1909) and by 1913 was acting in movies exclusively. One of the first movie stars, she became a symbol of innocence and was known as "America's sweetheart." Her silent films include Tess of the Storm Country (1914), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917), Poor Little Rich Girl (1917), and Pollyanna (1920). A shrewd businesswoman, she formed United Artists Corp. (1919) with her second husband, Douglas Fairbanks, and others. She received an Academy Award for her first sound film, Coquette (1929). She retired from acting in 1933 and received a special Academy Award in 1975

Hyphenation

Ma·ry Pick·ford

Turkish pronunciation

meri pîkfırd

Pronunciation

/ˈmerē ˈpəkfərd/ /ˈmɛriː ˈpɪkfɜrd/