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Born | Gladys Louise Smith[1] April 8, 1892 |
Died | May 29, 1979 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
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Years active | 1900–1955 |
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Political party | Republican |
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Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Charlotte Hennessey and John Charles Smith |
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Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2 academy awards |
Website | Mary Pickford Foundation |
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Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress, producer, screenwriter and film studio founder. She was a pioneer in the American film industry, with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades.
Alongside her future husband, actor-producer Douglas Fairbanks, Pickford founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3] During her prime, Pickford was considered to be one of the most recognizable women in the world.[4]
Known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era[5][6][7] and the "girl with the curls".[7]
Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited with having defined the ingénue type in cinema.[8]
She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929). She received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.
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