| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Laura Linney. |
| Credits |
Edited by Howard Sharp ; director of photography, Bestor Cram ; music by Tom Phillips. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the television program, the American Experience. |
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Special feature: filmography. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Known as "America's sweetheart," Mary Pickford created a whole new persona: darling, feisty young women who caught America by storm. After her marriage to Douglas Fairbanks, it seemed like a dream come true. |
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"Mary Pickford created a totally new way of acting that entranced audiences and left them spell-bound. She was also a creative producer and shrewd businessperson who played a pivotal role in shaping the first new media of the twentieth century. This powerful and moving production uses footage, stills, original audio interviews with Pickford and clips from her movies to tell a story that is full of joy and power, of loneliness and despair."--Distributor's website. |
| Subject |
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979.
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Motion picture actor and actresses -- Biography -- Videorecordings.
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Motion pictures -- History -- 20th century -- Videorecordings.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Sue.
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Linney, Laura.
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Ambrica Productions.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program) Mary Pickford.
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| Standard No. |
841887050548 |
| Music No. |
705054 PBS Home Video |
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