MARY PICKFORD

From Stars of the Photoplay (1924)

MARY PICKFORD, popularly known in this and other countries as "America's Sweetheart," was born in Toronto, in 1893. At the age of five she became a member of the Chauncey Olcott road company. Later David Belasco introduced her to New York in "The Warrens of Virginia." Then she tried the screen-D. W. Griffith recognized her ability and made her a star in the old Biograph days. She has formed her own company to produce photoplays and is recognized as one of the greatest of screen stars. Appeared in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall. " Married to Douglas Fairbanks.

From Stars of the Photoplay (1924)
MARY PICKFORD, popularly known in this and other countries as "America's Sweetheart," was born in Toronto, in 1893. At the age of five she became a member of the Chauncey Olcott road company. Later David Belasco introduced her to New York in "The Warrens of Virginia." Then she tried the screen-D. W. Griffith recognized her ability and made her a star in the old Biograph days. She has formed her own company to produce photoplays and is recognized as one of the greatest of screen stars. Appeared in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall. " Married to Douglas Fairbanks.

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