An edition of Mary Pickford
(2012)
Mary Pickford
queen of the movies
by Christel Schmidt
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Discusses the legacy of cinema's first movie star Mary Pickford, including her acting, philanthropy, and how she obtained creative control of her own films.
Moviegoers were riveted by Mary Pickford's magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star. Now an eminent group of film historians shed new light on this icon's incredible life and legacy. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist, and a savvy industry leader who fought for creative control of her films and ultimately became her own producer.
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Mary Pickford: queen of the movies
2012, University Press of Kentucky
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0813136474 9780813136479
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Molly Haskell
The Natural: Transitions in Mary Pickford's Acting from the Footlights to Her Greatest Role in Film / Eileen Whitfield
Childhood Revisited: An Evaluation of Mary Pickford's Youngest Characters / Eileen Whitfield
Mary Pickford: passionate producer / Kevin Brownlow
Father of the Family: Mary Pickford's Journey from Breadwinner to Businesswoman / Christel Schmidt
Pickford and Fairbanks: A Modern Marriage / Christel Schmidt
"Little Mary": Formidable Philanthropist / Alison Trope
America's Sweetheart / Edward Wagenknecht
Dressing the Part: Mary Pickford's Use of Costume / Beth Werling
American Idol: Mary Pickford, World War I, and the Making of a National Icon / Christel Schmidt
Laws of attraction: Mary Pickford, movies, and the evolution of fame / Eileen Whitfield
Crown of Glory: The Rise and Fall of the Mary Pickford Curls / Christel Schmidt
Blood and Sympathy: Race and the Films of Mary Pickford / Elizabeth Binggeli
The Films of Mary Pickford / James Card
Mary Pickford and the Archival Film Movement / Christel Schmidt
The Mary Pickford Film Collection at the Library of Congress / Christel Schmidt
The Mary Pickford Photograph Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library / Robert Cushman
The Mary Pickford Costume and Ephemera Collection at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County / Beth Werling
Chronology of Mary Pickford's Life / Christel Schmidt
Filmography / Christel Schmidt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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