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Mary Pickford : a life on film /

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By the age of seventeen, Mary Pickford had become the first actress to achieve international superstardom. By the time she was thirty, she was the first and only woman ever to own a major movie studio. With comedic and tragic talents and business acumen, Mary Pickford was the consummate movie star o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mary Pickford Foundation, Timeline Films, Milestone Film & Video
Other Authors: Neely, Hugh Munro, Brown, Rita Mae, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-, Leigh, Janet, McDowall, Roddy, Maltin, Leonard, Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000, Rogers, Buddy, 1904-1999
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Milestone Film & Video, [2000]
Edition:Restored ed.
Series:Equal time.
Subjects:
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979.
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Documentary films.
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Summary:By the age of seventeen, Mary Pickford had become the first actress to achieve international superstardom. By the time she was thirty, she was the first and only woman ever to own a major movie studio. With comedic and tragic talents and business acumen, Mary Pickford was the consummate movie star of the 20th century. This definitive documentary combines an abundance of previously unseen footage from Pickford's own archive with exceptional research to demonstrate why she and her films remain touchstones of film history.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director of photography, John C. Luker II ; music, Kenton Youngstrom.