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Mary Pickford ~ In her day, Mary Pickford experienced unrivaled international popularity. Hords of fans swarmed her in Moscow, London and Paris. Nick-named "America's Sweetheart", she took the world by storm. Among her most popular films were "Poor Little Rich Girl" (1917), "Stella Maris"(1918), "Daddy Long Legs" (1919) and "Heart O' the Hills" (1919). She was the first female star to claim absolute control over the production of her films. By every definition, Mary Pickford was a true Diva. Sadly, even after winning an Academy Award for best actress in 1929 ("Croquette"), her carreer ended with the popularity of "Talkies". The public never adjusted to a more sophisticated and mature screen persona. She died in 1979 at the age of 87, in Santa Monica, California. Largely denied a suitable place in film history, audiences may begin to re-discover her magic following the Milestone Video Collection, and beautiful book of rare phots by Kevin Brownlow ("Mary Pickford Rediscovered")

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