As part of her contract, Mary saw to it that her family was brought along, giving the now-named " Jack Pickford " a lucrative contract with the company as well.

Pickford brought her body back to the United States.

Lubitsch was the first director to be brought to Hollywood, with Mary Pickford calling for his services in her costume film Rosita ( 1923 ).

On March 29, 1929, at the bungalow of Mary Pickford, United Artists brought together Talmadge, Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, John Barrymore, Dolores del Río and D. W. Griffith to speak on the radio show The Dodge Brothers Hour to prove that Griffith could meet the challenge of talking movies.

Joseph Schenck was brought in to become UA's president in 1924 ; as part of the deal, Schenck entered into a partnership with Chaplin and Pickford to buy and construct theatres using UA's name.

The inventor of the motion picture camera, Thomas Edison himself, was so annoyed by the stiffness of the early " talkies " that he refused to see them and returned to his favorite " silents " with Bow and Mary Pickford.

Both Pickford and Thomas were constantly traveling and had little time to spend together.

Pickford met actress and Ziegfeld girl Olive Thomas at a beach cafe on the Santa Monica Pier.

Thomas was just as wild as Pickford, possibly having an alcohol problem herself.

Pickford eloped with Thomas on October 25, 1916 in New Jersey.

Of her marriage, Thomas said, " I didn't want people to say that I'm succeeding because of the Pickford name.

Thomas was known for her partying and wild ways which was also increased after marrying Pickford.

Alcohol began playing a large role in Thomas ' life ( alcoholism ran in the Pickford family ), fueling most of the drama with her husband and possibly car crashes as well.

Thomas met actor Jack Pickford, brother of one of the most powerful silent stars Mary Pickford, at a beach cafe on the Santa Monica Pier.

Thomas eloped with Pickford on October 25, 1916 in New Jersey.

Both Pickford and Thomas were constantly traveling and had little time to spend together.

The mausoleum of Olive Thomas Pickford

It starred Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York as Billie Burke, Tony nominee Michael Hayden as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan as Molly Cook, Kimberly Faye Greenberg as Fanny Brice, Matt Leisy as Jack Pickford and newcomer Rachael Fogle in the leading role of Olive Thomas.

The story was adapted for the screen by Fairbanks ( as " Elton Thomas "), Kenneth Davenport, Edward Knoblock, Allan Dwan and Lotta Woods, and was produced by Fairbanks for his own production company, Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation, and distributed by United Artists, a company owned by Fairbanks, his wife Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin and D. W. Griffith.

In the latter year, he starred in at least 16 movies opposite Mary Pickford, who was hired to replace Lawrence after she and Solter broke their contracts, including the one-reel romance / drama Sweet Memories, which was directed by Thomas H. Ince.

In 1646, a north-country yeoman by the name of Thomas Pickford had his lands confiscated by Parliament for gun-running and supporting the Cavaliers during the English Civil War.

Mary Pickford arranged for his body to be returned to Los Angeles, California, where he was interred in the private Pickford plot in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

The Academy insisted that the Award must be offered back to them for $ 1, a rule they instated long after Pickford won her Oscar.

Pickford gave his account of that night to The Los Angeles Examiner on September 13, 1920 :"... We arrived back at the Ritz hotel at about 3 o ' clock in the morning.

According to Pickford, " The document came back with about two typos fixed, a new cover, and ' revised by Tim Stamper ' in big letters on the title page, with all trace of myself or any of the Zippo Games names removed, so I guess Tim had a major role.

Kevin Pickford, an Australian who traced his ancestors back to 1750 in the same parish as the Pickford family, became Managing Director of Pickfords in 2002.

With Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith, he co-founded United Artists in 1919.

Frustrated with their lack of concern for quality, Chaplin joined forces with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith to form a new distribution company — United Artists, established in January 1919.

Ironically, this led to the foundation of United Artists by Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, Pickford, and Chaplin, and to the loss of First National's biggest stars.

* 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.

Hawks worked with Pickford and Neilan again on Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley before joining the United States Army Air Service.

Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979 ) was a Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Pickford, her mother and two younger siblings toured the United States by rail in third-rate companies and plays.

In 1919, Pickford — along with D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks — formed the independent film production company United Artists.

Through United Artists, Pickford continued to produce and perform in her own movies ; she could also distribute them the way she chose.

When she retired from acting in 1933, Pickford continued to produce films for United Artists, and she and Chaplin remained partners in the company for decades.

* Mary Pickford, actress, founding member, United Artists ; Mary Pickford Institute

* February 5-Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists

Schenck also formed a separate partnership with Pickford and Chaplin to buy and build theaters under the United Artists name.

D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin ( seated ) and Douglas Fairbanks at the signing of the contract establishing United Artists motion picture studio in 1919.

The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers was founded in 1941 by Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Orson Welles, Samuel Goldwyn, David O. Selznick, Alexander Korda, and Walter Wanger – many of the same people who were members of United Artists.

On February 16, 1951, two lawyers-turned-producers Arthur Krim ( of Eagle-Lion Films ) and Robert Benjamin approached Pickford and Chaplin with a wild idea: let them take over United Artists for five years.

* NP Mary Pickford, actress, businesswoman, co-founder of United Artists

* Mary Pickford ( 1892 – 1979 ), " America's Sweetheart ," Academy Award for Best Actress, co – founder of United Artists

In early 1918, after the United States entered World War I, Pickford joined the United States Navy.