Mary Pickford : a life on film / a Milestone Film release ; the Mary Pickford Foundation presents ; a Timeline Films presentation ; a film by Hugh Munro Neely ; written by Rita Mae Brown ; producers, Keith Lawrence, John J. Flynn, Hugh Munro Neely ; director, Hugh Munro Neely.

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 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 20t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Milestone collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Milestone Film & Video
Mary Pickford Foundation
Timeline Films
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Neely, Hugh Munro
Lawrence, Keith
Flynn, John L., 1954-
Brown, Rita Mae
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
Leigh, Janet
McDowall, Roddy
Maltin, Leonard
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000
Rogers, Buddy, 1904-1999
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
Language:English
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2001], ©1997.
Series:Milestone collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Actrices de cinéma > Canada > Biographies.
Actrices de cinéma > États-Unis > Biographies.
Cinéma > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Motion pictures.
Biographical films.
History.
1900 - 1999
United States.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Biographical films.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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 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.
Note:Videodisc release of the 1997 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0004173 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, John C. Luker II ; editors, Hugh Munro Neely [and others] ; music, Kenton Youngstrom.
System Details:DVD; Dolby, stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Host and narrator: Whoopie Goldberg ; interviews with Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Leonard Maltin, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Charles "Buddy" Rogers.