Hollywood's First Movie Star - Mary Pickford
She was the first Hollywood movie star and the most famous person in the world. Known as America’s Sweetheart during the silent film era, she eventually became the most powerful woman in Hollywood. She was a woman who made a difference. This is the story of Mary Pickford, a stage and screen actress with a career than spanned 50 years. She was a trailblazer and a pioneer. She was a prolific actress, then she broke into producing, and later cofounded a studio. She helped shaped the modern film industry as we know it today.
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- Mary Pickford was born in Canada but came to be known as "America's Sweetheart" during her heyday in the Silent Film Era
- Audiences referred to her as both "The Girl with the Curls" and "Blondilocks"
- Mary Pickford was the 1st Hollywood Movie Star
- Mary Pickford spun her successful acting career into being a producer.
- She cofounded United Artists.
- Mary Pickford helped sell Liberty Bonds during World War I to aid the Allied cause.