Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford was born on Apr 08, 1892 in Canada. Mary Pickford's big-screen debut came with What Drink Did directed by D.W. Griffith in 1909. Mary Pickford is known for The Gaucho directed by F. Richard Jones, Douglas Fairbanks stars as The Gaucho and Lupe Velez as The Mountain Girl. The most recent award Mary Pickford achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Mary Pickford plays is Love Happy which will be released on Mar 03, 1950.

Mary Pickford was born Gladys Marie Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Elsie Charlotte (Hennessy) and John Charles Smith. She was of English and Irish descent. Pickford began in the theater at age seven. Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a number of theater companies. In 1907, she adopted a family name Pickford and joined the David Belasco troupe, appearing in the long-running The Warrens of Virginia". She began in films in 1909 with the 'American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]', working with director D.W. Griffith.For a short time in 1911, to earn more money, she joined the IMP Film Co. under Carl Laemmle. She returned to Biograph in 1912, then, in 1913 joined the Famous Players Film Company under Adolph Zukor. She then joined First National Exhibitor's Circuit in 1918. In 1919, she co-founded United Artists with D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and then-future husband, Douglas Fairbanks.