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Mary Pickfords ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvybusiness acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint forthe modern movie star. Born Gladys Louise Smith in 1892, Pickford was raised ina house on University Avenue in Toronto and began her acting career on the stage.However, her determination led her to the new world of motion pictures, whereshe not only rev... More

Mary Pickfords ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvybusiness acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint forthe modern movie star. Born Gladys Louise Smith in 1892, Pickford was raised ina house on University Avenue in Toronto and began her acting career on the stage.However, her determination led her to the new world of motion pictures, whereshe not only revolutionized acting method but negotiated her own terms for thehighest salary for any actress and complete creative control over her films unheard of behaviour for a woman of that period.

Pickford co-founded United Artists in 1919 with Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin, which turned theexisting studio system on its head. The actresss subsequent marriage toFairbanks incited a fan frenzy comparable to todays obsession with coupleslike Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Although Pickfords star faded with theadvent of talking pictures, she was the catalyst for the culture of Hollywoodcelebrity that enthralls us today.

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