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Mary Pickford
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Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Born: April 8, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Death: May 29, 1979 Biography:"Mary Pickford" was Hollywood's first superstar. As "America's Sweetheart," she was the greatest screen icon of the silent era, virtually defining the role and influence of celebrity within the context of contemporary society. Born Gladys Smith on April 8, 1892, in Toronto, Ontario, she was thrust into show business while still a child following the death of her father, and she toured in a series of road companies under the billing "Baby Gladys." Upon winning a role in Broadway's The Warrens of Virginia, the 14-year-old was rechristened "Mary Pickford" by producer "David Belasco", and a year later she flirted her way into extra work on "D.W. Griffith"'s 1909 film "The Lonely Villa". After earning five dollars for her day of work, Pickford met Griffith's request that she return the following morning with a demand to earn ten dollars daily; the next day she was back on the set, and swiftly emerged as one... Full Biography
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