Mary Pickford : a life on film /

Mary Pickford : a life on film /

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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 and only woman ever to own a major movie studio. With comedic and tragic talents and business acumen, Mary Pickford was the consummate movie star o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Timeline Films, Milestone Film & Video, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Neely, Hugh Munro, Brown, Rita Mae, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-, Leigh, Janet, McDowall, Roddy, Maltin, Leonard, Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000, Rogers, Buddy, 1904-1999
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Series:Milestone collection.
Subjects:
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979.
Pickford, Mary, > 1892-1979 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Documentary films.
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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 and only 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.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the 2000 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, stereo.
Production Credits:Producers, Keith Lawrence, John L. Flynn, Hugh Munro Neely ; director, Hugh Munro Neely ; written by Rita Mae Brown.