Plot: Profiling Mary Pickford, the silent-screen "sweetheart" who blazed the trail to Hollywood and became "America's first superstar. " Pickford (1893-1979) was also an astute businesswoman: She founded United Artists with Charlie Chaplin and her husband-to-be Douglas Fairbanks
Cast
Laura LinneyNarrator (voice)Laura Linney was 41 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1964
Mary PickfordSelfMary Pickford would be no older than 87 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Thu, Apr 07 1892
Tue, May 29 1979
Tue, May 29 1979
Douglas FairbanksSelfDouglas Fairbanks would be no older than 56 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Tue, May 22 1883
Tue, Dec 12 1939
Tue, Dec 12 1939
Jeanine BasingerSelfJeanine Basinger was 69 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Mon, Feb 03 1936
Charlie ChaplinSelfCharlie Chaplin would be no older than 88 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Tue, Apr 16 1889
Sun, Dec 25 1977
Sun, Dec 25 1977
D.W. GriffithSelfD.W. Griffith would be no older than 73 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Fri, Jan 22 1875
Fri, Jul 23 1948
Fri, Jul 23 1948
Amelia EarhartSelfAmelia Earhart would be no older than 41 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Sat, Jul 24 1897
Thu, Jan 05 1939
Thu, Jan 05 1939
Charles "Buddy" RogersSelfCharles "Buddy" Rogers would be no older than 94 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Sat, Aug 13 1904
Wed, Apr 21 1999
Wed, Apr 21 1999
Jack PickfordSelfJack Pickford would be no older than 36 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Mon, Aug 17 1896
Tue, Jan 03 1933
Tue, Jan 03 1933
Lottie PickfordSelfLottie Pickford would be no older than 43 in American Experience - Season 17 - Mary Pickford (Episode 6).
Birthday: Fri, Jun 09 1893
Wed, Dec 09 1936
Wed, Dec 09 1936