Mary Pickford's Public Image
As a young girl she was reluctant to begin a career on the screen, but Mary Pickford's family depended on her income. By 1913, Pickford had become a cinema superstar — and America's sweetheart.
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Mary Pickford surrounded by her fan mail.
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Mary Pickford sometimes seemed overwhelmed by the pressure of public attention.
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Mary Pickford reaches from a car window to shake hands with her fans.
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Mary Pickford appeared in ads for Pompeiian beauty cream.
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The founders of United Artists: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith, and Charlie Chaplin.
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A chauffeur holds a car door for Mary Pickford.
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Mary Pickford on set, signing autographs in between scenes.
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Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Mary's mother Charlotte appear at a World War I rally.
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Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks leave their mark outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1927. Pickford and Fairbanks were investors in the theater, a Hollywood landmark today.
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