Carroll Rogers Jul 5, 2008
Mary Pickford once wrote If you make mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Screen gems: UA Film Festival travels through 90 years of classics May 25, 2008
Talk about a foursome with some foresight: D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin. Way back in 1919, when Hollywood was new and talkies were still eight years away, these artists united to form a film distribution company. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Preserving Old Movies, At 40 Degrees May 11, 2008
On the shelves of this climate-controlled celluloid nursing home are prized Technicolor films such as "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Little Women"; silent gems starring Mary Pickford and Greta Garbo; a Lumiere brothers' chronicle of President McKinley's inauguration parade in 1897; and "Olympia," a Nazi propaganda feature on the 1936 Berlin Olympics shot by Adolf Hitler's filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl. The magical way in which a chilly, dry setting retards shrinking, fading or "nitric melt"... (CBS News)
Fernandina Beach boasts sand, golf, history, more May 2, 2008
Built in 1857, Florida House has played host to such guests as President Ulysses S. Grant, Cuban martyr Jose Marti, automaker Henry Ford and actress Mary Pickford, as well as members of the Rockefeller and Carnegie families. What made Fernandina Beach such a thriving city was its location at the confluence of the St. Marys and Amelia rivers, both deep enough that early pirates could easily sail into them and find hiding places. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
A-listers spring up to state their case Apr 19, 2008
Film legends Mary Pickford, Al Jolson and Douglas Fairbanks threw their silent screen charisma behind Warren G. Harding's presidential bid. Given Mr. Harding's reputation as possibly the worst president in history, they'd probably rethink lending him their star cachet. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
DVD reviews: 'Will Be Blood,' 'Walk Hard' Apr 11, 2008
The movie is accompanied by commentary from Redford, two making-of featurettes and a segment on United Artists, the venerable outfit founded by Charles Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. DVD, $29. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Catholic Actors and Singers Mar 6, 2008
Mary Pickford, producer, actress and star of over one hundred movies between 1909 and 1933 was raised Catholic but converted to Christian Science in later life. Bridget Bardot, blonde bombshell and star of And God Created Woman is Catholic and had publically lamented the downward slide of practising Catholics in France. (Suite101.com)
Travel: Burt Reynolds museum is kitschy fun Feb 24, 2008
The Mary Pickford Award. Dozens of awards, from film distributors to an Indian organization to Buddy Reynolds' 1956 Florida Dramatic Award when he was at Palm Beach Junior College. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Estate Sued For Seeking to Sell Mary Pickford Oscar for Charity Feb 23, 2008
Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As final preparations for Sunday's Oscars award ceremony are being made, the Oscar awarded to Mary Pickford, the film legend who received the first-ever Best Actress Oscar for a speaking role in 1929, is the subject of a hotly contested lawsuit filed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences against the executors of the estate of Beverly Rogers ... However, since Mary Pickford's 1929 Oscar for the film Coquette predated 1950, Pickford was not required at the time... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Opinion Columns • Imperial Theatre's 90th anniversary Feb 19, 2008
(His partners in United Artists Studio, the great director D. W. Griffith, and fellow stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were also off on "bond tours," and there was a friendly rivalry among them to see who could sell the most. . (The Augusta Chronicle)
Happy Burt-days! Feb 18, 2008
" How many stars keep a letter about their spleen? 4. Trigger's bill of sale. Really. Roy Rogers' saddle, too. Reynolds could stock a western-gear store. Boots. Guns. Hats (even his battered Mexican sombrero from 100 Rifles). 5. The last can of Stick 'Em adhesive used by former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff. Really. Burt is a rabid football fan, and the place could double as a sports memorabilia shop. Signed footballs, signed helmets, signed pictures of every pigskin great... (The Palm Beach Post)
A Sad Valentine for Grammy 2008 Hall of Fame Winner "Indian Love Call" Feb 12, 2008
"After our Honolulu honeymoon there was a lot of understanding to be done " The "understanding" began when she discovered her husband having an affair with Buddy Rogers, the new husband of Mary Pickford. Nelson Eddy married divorcee Ann Franklin in 1939; his marriage was also problematic. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Author shares stories of 'Old Hollywood' Feb 7, 2008
Later, actors Charlie Chapman, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks created United Artists. Did you know that Peter Lawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. were sent to the Hollywood School for Girls as punishment for misbehavior. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Rebekah Maggor gives Shakespeare's women a workout Jan 31, 2008
Maggor draws from American theater history, starting with 19th-century actress Julia Marlowe and moving up through Mary Pickford, Uta Hagen, and Kathleen Turner. An introduction to each scene and each actress is provided by Maggor as a narrator, Margaret Webster, the legendary director, actress, and Broadway producer who mounted the first American production of "Othello" starring an African-American actor, Paul Robeson. (Boston Globe)
Haunted Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Jan 28, 2008
Named after Theodore Roosevelt, this hotel was financed by an affluent Hollywood group including Louis B Mayer, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. In the late 1920 s, the cost of building the hotel was approximately $2. 5 million so it was an extremely expensive project. (Suite101.com)
WGA, United Artists strike deal Jan 8, 2008
Wagner, UA's CEO, invoked the history of the studio, launched 86 years ago by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith and Mary Pickford. "This agreement is important, unique and makes good business sense for United Artists," Wagner said in a statement. (Variety)
WGA signs deal with United Artists Jan 6, 2008
The studio was founded nearly 90 years ago by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith and Mary Pickford. . (Variety)
MOVIES: 'P.S. I Love You': An old-fashioned weepie, for better and for worse Jan 5, 2008
Cry us a river, Mary Pickford. Movies that make you bawl were sometimes called five-hankie weepies, a sneery label calculated to insult the film and the teary filmgoer alike. (International Herald Tribune)
Academy wants $10 Oscars Dec 31, 2007
A judge has ordered mediation in a lawsuit over two Oscars presented to Mary Pickford and a third given to Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who was married to the actress. If the mediation ordered Friday fails, a trial will be held next year. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Writers' strike Dec 29, 2007
United Artists started, as its name suggests, as just that, an effort by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, DW Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks. But that effort ended in rancour and disorganisation, and the vision was eventually swallowed up by a series of corporate mergers. (Guardian Unlimited)
Long, witty line of Jewish comedians Dec 29, 2007
Before the age of eight he had earned bit parts in over 50 silent films (talk about an overbearing mother), appearing with stars like Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin. He went on to perform stand-up routines all over the country, appear on Broadway, and star with the Ziegfeld Follies in motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Hollywoods big year ends up ruined Dec 11, 2007
"Attempting resurrectionsFans welcomed the news that familiar friends would be returning with next year's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and an 11th "Star Trek" flick, this one drafting a young cast to play Capt. James Kirk, Vulcan scientist Spock and the other characters from the original 1960s series.Harrison Ford reunited with director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas on the fourth "Indiana Jones" film, though Sean Connery declined to come out of retirement to... (MSNBC -- News)
Writers' strike, disappointing box office spoil Hollywood's big year Dec 11, 2007
Founded in silent-movie days by Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith, United Artists largely had been in mothballs in recent years. Starring Cruise, Redford and Meryl Streep, Lions for Lambs was among a series of films with war-on-terror themes that came and went with barely a hint of interest from moviegoers. (USA Today -- Life)
Maraschino comes back Nov 27, 2007
Before and during Prohibition, in the 1920s and 1930s, when cocktails were the rage, maraschino played a major supporting role in such classic concoctions as the El Floridita, the Mary Pickford and the Opera. But it is as part of the Aviation that maraschino liqueur is most famous--and that same cocktail is most responsible for the resurgence of the liqueur. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Cruises United Artists off to a rocky start Nov 26, 2007
A rich historyUnited Artists has a rich history, stretching from its founding by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks in 1919 ... They have no direct line back to Mary Pickford, Vogel said. (MSNBC -- News)
Mission Possible: Reviving Movie Studio Nov 26, 2007
United Artists has a rich history, stretching from its founding by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks in 1919 ... "They have no direct line back to Mary Pickford," Vogel said. (Newsmax)
Canadian's concert film tells story of Iceland's Sigur Ros Nov 24, 2007
A contentious legal battle is brewing near Los Angeles over one of two Oscars given to Canadian-born Mary Pickford, a star of the silent film era. J.K. Rowling's magical Midas touch has landed her on the cover of Entertainment Weekly as the magazine's entertainer of the year. (CBC.ca)
Pickford Oscar trial set for Riverside Nov 21, 2007
A judge has tentatively ruled that a lawsuit aimed at stopping the public sale of two Oscars given to Mary Pickford should be tried in Riverside County. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences claims it has the right to buy the statuettes and one owned by Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who was married to Pickford, for $10 each. (Variety)
New horizons Nov 14, 2007
Hollywood should view Lions for Lambs as an indicator, she said, of the types of films she and Cruise plan for UA, formed in 1919 by silent era stars Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and director D.W. Griffith. We are going to make films that have powerful stories, strong characters and interesting ideas, Wagner said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
In Rancho Santa Fe, costliest homes in jeopardy Oct 23, 2007
Early residents included singer Bing Crosby, who bought the historic Osuna ranch house in 1934 and proceeded to develop the nearby Del Mar Racetrack, and actors Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and his wife Mary Pickford, whose 2,800-acre holding became the Fairbanks Ranch community in the 1980s. The Fairbanks Country Club hosted equestrian events at the 1984 Olympic Games. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A California Celebrity Oct 21, 2007
Hearst Castle proves worthy of pilgrimage / 50 years of public ownership hasn't dimmed its ability to dazzle (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Old U.S. Mint reopening, will feature special gold exhibit Oct 17, 2007
Other modern gold objects in the exhibit include a Faberge egg with gold scrollwork, a vanity box made by Cartier for actress Mary Pickford, a necklace made of gold coins from the jeweler Bulgari and a brooch designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.. (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Actress Mary Pickford Oct 8, 2007
Taking to the road as Baby Gladys, by adolescence the young girl had changed her name to Mary Pickford and started working as a film set extra ... Despite her youth and the uncertainty of newly formed Hollywood, Mary Pickford was a pioneer in negotiating salary terms and retaining control over her projects ... At the height of their collective fame, Mary Pickford along with Fairbanks and comedian toured the United States to promote bond buying for World War I, and the trio raised millions. (Suite101.com)
A look back at Nevada's theatre Oct 5, 2007
Some of the earliest movies shown at the Circle Theatre included "The Gaucho" starring Douglas Fairbanks, "My Best Girl" with Mary Pickford, and "The Circus" starring Charlie Chaplin. 4. (Nevada Journal, IA)
More of this story Oct 4, 2007
I'm used to walking away thinking, 'Oh well, maybe I'll do better next time,'" he said.Moore will receive 1,000 from sponsor Malibu Kiwanis Club and mentoring from an industry professional. It's the mentoring that Kellen said he is looking forward to the most. By chance, his second grade art teacher, Rosalind Mitzenmacher, was in the audience."He always had a gift," his former teacher said.The undergraduate division winner was "Rocketboy," a film by Justin Guerrieri, a student at USC School of... (Malibu Times, CA)
Kathy Bates to receive Pickford Award Sep 25, 2007
Kathy Bates to receive Mary Pickford Award ... Kathy Bates to receive Mary Pickford Award ... Now Kathy Bates is being recognized for her 35-year career in entertainment with the Mary Pickford Award. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Bates honoured for years of work Sep 22, 2007
US actress Kathy Bates is being honoured with the Mary Pickford Award, for an "outstanding contribution" to entertainment after 35 years of acting ... The lifetime achievement award is named in honour of silent movie actress Mary Pickford, who is often referred to as America's first film star. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
• Long-Lived Banjo Society Plays On Sep 4, 2007
The music suited to them is as old-timey as a Mary Pickford movie. This is the banjo society's rehearsal night, one of two a month at the church, where they prepare for numerous appearances, often playing free summer concerts at venues like the Sherman Green Gazebo in Fairfield. (FOX61, CT)
Academy in bid to stop Oscar sale Sep 2, 2007
A court case has been filed in the US in a bid to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards which were given to the late silent film star Mary Pickford ... From the academy's point of view it's just unthinkable that Mary Pickford would ever consent to do anything that would ever cheapen it in the eyes of the public ... "From the academy's point of view it's just unthinkable that Mary Pickford would ever consent to do anything that would ever cheapen it in the eyes of the public," he said. (BBC News -- Americas)
Wa. Family Busted for Selling Oscars Sep 2, 2007
The academy is going after Everett resident Kim Boyer and two relatives for their plan to sell three Oscars once belonging to film stars Mary Pickford and Charles Buddy Rogers, The Seattle Times said Saturday. Attorney David W. Quinto said the lawsuit, filed in a Los Angeles court this week, is an attempt by academy officials to protect the sanctity of the awards. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Your Incredible Neighbors: Local author sheds light on celebrity friendships Sep 2, 2007
His biggest star was Mary Pickford who single-handedly captured the hearts and minds of the audiences of that time in away difficult to imagine today. Born on Oct. 26, 1922, Jane Contance Loew lived with her parents in a 10th floor apartment on Park Avenue, two blocks from Central Park. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
English school boards say language-law ruling 'unfair' Sep 2, 2007
English school boards say language-law ruling 'unfair. English school boards say language-law ruling 'unfair. (CBC Montreal)
In search of a brave new world Sep 2, 2007
We meet drifters and pimps and convicts, a scene-stealing black prostitute ('the coloured Mary Pickford'), even a Chinese female con artist. This is melting-pot America and pretty much everyone is a displaced person. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Stars must butt out, Toronto film fest warned Sep 2, 2007
The Motion Picture Academy of Arts ces is suing three people who inherited three Oscars won by Mary Pickford and her husband ... The Motion Picture Academy of Arts ces is suing three people who inherited three Oscars won by Mary Pickford and her husband ... The Motion Picture Academy of Arts ces is suing three people who inherited three Oscars won by Mary Pickford and her husband. (CBC British Columbia)
Suit would block Pickford Oscars sale Sep 2, 2007
Motion Picture Academy sues to block sale of Oscars awarded to Mary Pickford, husband ... LOS ANGELES The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences is suing to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford ... From the academy's point of view it's just unthinkable that Mary Pickford. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
In brief: Boyle sets date for Sunshine follow-up Sep 1, 2007
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts ces is suing for the right to buy back Oscar statuettes from the estates of Mary Pickford and Charles Rogers. The organisation is seeking an injunction preventing the late actors' agents from selling the trophies to third parties and claims it has the right to repurchase them for $10 (5) apiece. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
US Motion Picture Academy sues to block sale of Oscars awarded to Mary Pickford, husband Sep 1, 2007
The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences is suing to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford ... "From the academy's point of view it's just unthinkable that Mary Pickford ... would ever consent to do anything that would ever cheapen it in the eyes of the public," he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Motion Picture Academy sues over Mary Pickford's Oscars in LA Sep 1, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawsuit is aiming to stop the public sale of 2 Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford. The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences claims in a lawsuit filed earlier this week that it has the right to buy the historic statuettes and one owned by her late husband for $10 each. (KRNV.com, NV)
Actors' studio cruises past finance worries Aug 18, 2007
The silent-film stars Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford and the director D.W. Griffith formed the studio in 1919 as a way to give artists creative freedom and ownership in their films. The Merrill Lynch financing takes effect immediately and will cover two UA projects already under way, including the Robert Redford-directed Lions for Lambs, a political drama starring Cruise and Meryl Streep, set in Afghanistan and due for release in November. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
United Artists Secures $500 Million in Production Financing Arranged by Merrill Lynch Aug 17, 2007
The historic United Artists brand was initially founded some 85 years ago by movie greats Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith and, throughout its history, has appeared on such iconic film franchises as Rocky, The Pink Panther, and James Bond. About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Larry Doby: Proud to bat 2nd Jul 5, 2007
Mary Pickford: Second to win a Best Actress Oscar, after Janet Gaynor. Elisha Gray: Second - by hours, behind Alexander Graham Bell - to file a patent for the telephone. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Lost art comes into focus Jun 29, 2007
An exhibit containing original versions of the posters also has opened for limited showings at the Academy's Mary Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood. One display features the notable work of O.M. (Otto) Wise, who painted a poster for the 1931 dark drama "The Man Who Came Back.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Amelia Earhart's Hero Jun 13, 2007
Both were acquainted with Mary Pickford. Like Amelia, Harriet became great friends with many famous and important people in her day, such as Jack London and Ambrose Bierce. (Suite101.com)
This time, LeBron gets flak for taking a pass Jun 11, 2007
There really was an Olympic equestrian champion named Takeichi Nishi who won gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Games and befriended such Americans as Will Rogers, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Whether Nichi, as a commander of Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, briefly visited with a dying U.S. soldier from Oklahoma might have been cinematic fluff. (Newsday -- Politics)
Living Free ~ 'It's All About the Animals' at annual sanctuary benefit May 31, 2007
" Many movies were filmed in the area featuring actors John Wayne, Gene Autry, William Boyd, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Harry Carey, Mary Pickford, George Montgomery, Katharine Hepburn and many others.You almost expect Lassie or Rin-Tin-Tin to come galloping down the trail.In 1944, the YWCA purchased the property for use as a camp, and, on an Autumn day in 1980, Emily Jo Beard saw this land for the first time and immediately recognized that her vision of saving as many orphaned animals... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Santa Maria Inn steeped in Central Coast history May 28, 2007
Some of those signatures bear the names of President Herbert Hoover, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, pianist and composer Ignacy Paderewski and actors Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Deitrich, Douglas Fairbanks, Jean Harlow, Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino. Cecil B. DeMille stayed at the inn while filming his 1923 silent epic he Ten Commandments in the Guadalupe Dunes. (Santa Maria Times)
The intellectual ties that bind May 22, 2007
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks entertained the Einsteins at their mansion, "Pickfair", in Beverley Hills. It was, Einstein tells us, like a three-ringed circus, but he loved it nonetheless. (BBC News -- UK)
Magic World's Gay Blackstone to Be Recognized at Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation Event, May 15 May 8, 2007
Actor/producer Cindy Williams is being presented with the 2007 Mary Pickford Award. Past recipients have included Stefanie Powers and Leeza Gibbons. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A tour of 1924 May 6, 2007
But her words were overshadowed by the arrival of glamorous silent-film star Mary Pickford and the cast of The Curse of the Mummy, who set up shop behind the Moyer House to begin filming. Add the distractions of Auntie Olga of Romania, a young tough from the Capone family and the antics of the Saggy Bottom Gang, and visitors to Carriage Me Back didn t have much time to think about the dangers of gloveless women. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The Silent Man: Moving Image's latest classic film series remembers the original movie cowboy Apr 27, 2007
Often considered a precursor to the epic westerns of John Ford, the gritty, violent films of Sam Peckinpah and the deglamorized contributions to the genre by Clint Eastwood, William S. Hart was one of film's first international stars - but his body of work is not as widely known as those of his contemporaries, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mary Pickford or Douglas Fairbanks. But the museum, which is located at 35th Avenue and 36th Street in Astoria, will screen 14 rare archival prints... (Fresh Meadows Times, NY)
Shakespeare in translation Apr 12, 2007
Several of the better-known Shakespearean features are being revived at the American Film Institute Silver Theatre as part of a series called "Shakespeare in the Cinema." The most antique examples are about to be showcased at the Library of Congress' Mary Pickford Theater, which begins a series called "Screening Shakespeare" on April 20 with a program consisting of early silents, made between 1905 and 1912. The shortest is a 40-second fragment of a duel from "Macbeth." The longest is a half-hour... (Washington Times, DC)
Veteran movie marketer leaves Disney Apr 5, 2007
Rice said Wednesday that working for Disney was "a Hollywood dream job." But he said he couldn't pass up the chance to work with Wagner and Cruise as they reinvent United Artists, which was founded in 1919 by silent-film icons Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and director D.W. Griffith. "What Tom and Paula are doing at UA is nothing less than pioneering a new approach to moviemaking that will build on a 90-year tradition," he said. (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
When women lost the lead Mar 23, 2007
No one needs a new history to learn that the canniest business head on any Hollywood shoulder in the 20s belonged to Mary Pickford. But feminist academics have spent the past decade disinterring the rest of the hidden history of feminine power in the early movies. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Why nudity was the natural career move for 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe Mar 15, 2007
" Thinking about all this for a while, you begin to feel as if the actor really didn't have a choice at all. Acting nude, or playing a part that involves sex and sexuality at a young age, is a routine early-career move. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, 12-year-old Dakota Fanning, fresh from a role in "Charlotte's Web," promoted her gritty new film, "Hounddog," in which her 13-year-old character is raped. In last year's feel-good audience-favorite film "Little Miss Sunshine," 10-year-old... (San Francisco Chronicle)
50 Festival Years Mar 6, 2007
50TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / Hostess Pickford charms but serious Sellers flops. Every film festival has it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
