Mary Pickford

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Mary Pickford was a pioneering Canadian-American silent film actress, producer, and co-founder of United Artists, often called "America's Sweetheart" and regarded as one of early Hollywood's most influential stars.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian-American
businessperson
film actress
film producer
human
silent film actor
activeYears 1900–1933 (acting)
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Honorary Award
George Eastman Award
Special Academy Award (1976)
birthName Gladys Louise Smith
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
coFounded Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United Artists
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-04-08
dateOfDeath 1979-05-29
genre silent film
influenced development of the star system in Hollywood
memberOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
name Mary Pickford
nickname America's Sweetheart
Queen of the Movies
The Girl with the Curls
notableFor being one of the first film actors to gain major international stardom
pioneering creative and financial control for actors in Hollywood
notableWork Coquette (1929 film)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
Sparrows (1926 film)
Stella Maris (1918 film)
occupation actress
film producer
screenwriter
studio executive
parent Charlotte Hennessy
John Charles Smith
placeOfBirth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States
residence Pickfair, Beverly Hills, California, United States
sibling Jack Pickford
Lottie Pickford
spouse Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks
Owen Moore
workedFor Biograph Company
Famous Players Film Company
Paramount Pictures
United Artists

Referenced by (54)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Owen Moore
spouse
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Sparrows (1926 film)
Stella Maris (1918 film)
producer
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Sparrows (1926 film)
Stella Maris (1918 film)
castMember
America's Sweetheart
Queen of the Movies
The Girl with the Curls
refersTo
Charlotte Hennessy
Jack Pickford
John Charles Smith
relative
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Sparrows (1926 film)
starring
United Artists
United Artists
foundedBy
Jack Pickford
Mary Pickford ("Lottie Pickford")
sibling
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
Stella Maris (1918 film)
starred
America's Sweetheart
appliedTo
John Charles Smith
child
Douglas Fairbanks
coFounderWith
Biograph Company
employed
Pickfair, Beverly Hills, California, United States
famousResident
John Charles Smith
fatherOf
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
featuredPerformer
Coquette (1929 film)
hasCastMember
Charlotte Hennessy
hasChild
Queen of the Movies
hasNotableBearer
Fairbanks family
hasNotableMember
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
hasRelative
Special Academy Award (1976)
honours
Coquette (1929 film)
leadActor
Sparrows (1926 film)
leadCharacterPortrayedBy
Stella Maris (1918 film)
mainStar
Charlotte Hennessy
motherOf
Mary Pickford
name
Pickfair, Beverly Hills, California, United States
namedAfter
Stella Maris (1918 film) ("showcasing Mary Pickford’s versatility and emotional range")
notableFor
Sylvia Ashley
notableRelativeByMarriage
Pickfair, Beverly Hills, California, United States
originalOwner
Owen Moore
partnerInMarriage
Stella Maris (1918 film) ("Mary Pickford as Unity Blake")
portrays
Special Academy Award (1976)
presentedTo
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
starsInDualRole
Owen Moore
workedWith

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