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'Mary Pickford, The Muse of the Movies' traces the life and work of the legendary silent film star, movie pioneer, and keen business woman who co-created United Artists Studios. Pickford’s life (1892-1979) also parallels an even larger story, the telling of the “birth of the cinema” itself. Mary, known as “America’s Sweetheart” was the first actress to earn one million dollars during a single year, and the only star to ever receive a 50% profit share of her movies. Through restored vintage audio recordings, Pickford narrates her own story along with actor Michael York. Cameo interviews with Adolph Zukor, famed aviator Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Buddy Rogers, Lillian Gish, and rare home movies give the viewer an in depth look into the early world of American cinema.
Original Release
08/29/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Chaplin | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Walt Disney | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Amelia Earhart | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Douglas Fairbanks | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Lillian Gish | Self / Self (archive footage) |
D.W. Griffith | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Roxanne Monroe | Self - Mary Pickford's Daughter |
Mary Pickford | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Chaplin | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Walt Disney | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Amelia Earhart | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Douglas Fairbanks | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Lillian Gish | Self / Self (archive footage) |
D.W. Griffith | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Roxanne Monroe | Self - Mary Pickford's Daughter |
Mary Pickford | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Mack Sennett | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Michael York | Self - Narrator |
Adolph Zukor | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Cecil B. DeMille | Self |
Thomas A. Edison | Self |
Jean Hersholt | Self |
Carl Laemmle | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nicholas Eliopoulos | Producer |
Elizabeth Wood Coldicutt | Producer |