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Mary Pickford was a 19th-century Canadian actress and producer. Gladys Louise Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer. A pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, Pickford was one of the most popular actresses of the silent film era. Read more on Wikipedia →

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