The Girl with the Curls

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The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
person
activeYears 1900s–1930s
appliedTo silent film star
associatedWith Hollywood star system
Mary Pickford's star image
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
birthName Gladys Louise Smith
coFounderOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United Artists
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-04-08
dateOfDeath 1979-05-29
denotes Mary Pickford's youthful, innocent persona
era silent film era
genre family films
melodrama
hairCharacteristic long curly hair in ringlets
hairstyle ringlet curls
influenced early Hollywood acting styles
knownFor co-founding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
founding United Artists
youthful roles
language English
mediaType silent film
nickname America's Sweetheart
The Girl with the Curls
notableAs silent film star
notableFor distinctive ringlet hairstyle
youthful screen roles
notableWork Pollyanna
Poor Little Rich Girl
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Stella Maris
occupation actress
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States
refersTo Mary Pickford
residence Hollywood, California, United States
spouse Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks
Owen Moore
starImage wholesome youthful heroine
style girl-next-door persona
usedDuring silent film era

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
nickname

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