Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Profiling movie star Mary Pickford, who was the first actress to earn $1 million, won the first Best Actress Oscar for a talkie and helped found the Motion Picture Retirement Home., This profile of silent film star Mary Pickford explores the actress’s life and career, as she not only rose to fame as the darling of an era, became the first actress to earn a million dollars, and won the first Best Actress Oscar for a talkie, but also helped found the Motion Picture Retirement Home., Documentary exploring how silent movie star and steely businesswoman Mary Pickford’s contract demands helped to shape the film industry. Fascinating look at early American cinema.