Silver Voices: Mary Pickford at Pickfair Interview (1958)[Part 1]

Interview conducted by George Pratt. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 Early Career – working with Biograph studios 00:09:30 Early Career – Discovering Mabel Normand 00:15:10 Early Career – Move to Famous Players Lasky, making TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY (1914) 00:23:30 Career – Fire at Famous Players Lasky Studios in 1915 00:27:30 Career – ESMERALDA (1915), working with James Kirkwood 00:30:00 Early Career – Return to Biograph, second exit, last picture at Biograph The New York Hat (1912) 00:44:30 Career – Working with Maurice Tourneur, POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL (1917) 00:48:30 Career – THE LITTLE AMERICAN (1917), STELLA MARIS (1918), REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (1917), M’LISS (1918) 00:56:00 Career – Producing and starring in DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919) 01:10:20 Career – Start with United Artists, POLLYANNA (1920) 01:13:50 Reflections – Financials of the film industry, personal taxes 01:21:20 Reflections – Admiration for Cecil B DeMille 01:24:00 Career – THROUGH THE BACK DOOR (1921), acting, producing, and working with Gertrude Par 1:28:00 Career – LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1921), ROSITA (1923) The Silver Voices Project, which allowed for digitization and sharing of this archival audio, was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number MA-30-19-0681-19. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this audio do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Library Sciences. Photo by Hartsook Photo. Courtesy Stills, Posters, and Paper Collections/George Eastman Museum