Mary Pickford

Pickford, Mary (Gladys Smith; 1893–1979), Canadian-born U.S. movie actress. Her roles in films like Daddy Long Legs, under D. W. Griffith, won her the title “America's Sweetheart.” In 1919 she and her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, helped found United Artists.

See also: Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr.