MARY PICKFORD VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO withLIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE

  
1979 VINTAGE-SIGNED AUTOGRAPH of AMERICA'S SWEETHEART from the Silent Film Era and an early Hollywood powerhouse in film production. Co-Founder of United Artists & an original founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. One of the greatest film actresses of all time. Listed here is a Mary Pickford vintage autograph on a 3.5" X 4.75" photo. The photo is in MINT CONDITION, boldly signed with a black fountain pen in the lower right, Greetings! Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 May 29, 1979). Motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists. And one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart". And the "girl with the curls". She was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. And a significant figure in the development of film acting. Pickford starred in 52 features throughout her career.

In 1916, Pickford signed a new contract with Zukor that granted her full authority over production of the films in which she starred. Occasionally, she played a child, in films such as The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917), Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and Pollyanna (1920). Pickford's fans were devoted to these "Little Girl" roles, but they were not typical of her career. She declined, and went to First National Pictures, which agreed to her terms. In 1919, Pickford, along with D.

Formed the independent film production company United Artists. Through United Artists, Pickford continued to produce and perform in her own movies; she could also distribute them as she chose. In 1920, Pickford's film Pollyanna. The following year, Pickford's film Little Lord Fauntleroy. Was also a success, and in 1923, Rosita.

During this period, she also made Sparrows. (1926), which blended the Dickensian. With newly minted German expressionist. Style, and the romantic comedy My Best Girl. The arrival of sound was her undoing. Pickford underestimated the value of adding sound to movies, claiming that "adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo". She played a reckless socialite in Coquette (1929), a role for which her famous ringlets were cut into a 1920s bob. Pickford had already cut her hair in the wake of her mother's death in 1928. Fans were shocked at the transformation. Pickford's hair had become a symbol of female virtue, and when she cut it, the act made front-page news in The New York Times. Coquette was a success and won her an Academy Award.

For Best Actress, but the public failed to respond to her in the more sophisticated roles. Like most movie stars of the silent era, Pickford found her career fading as talkies. Became more popular among audiences.

Her next film, The Taming of the Shrew, made with husband Douglas Fairbanks, was not well received at the box office. Established Hollywood actors were panicked by the impending arrival of the talkies. On March 29, 1928, The Dodge Brothers Hour was broadcast from Pickford's bungalow, featuring Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Norma Talmadge, Gloria Swanson, John Barrymore, D. Griffith and Dolores del Rio, among others.

They spoke on the radio show to prove that they could meet the challenge of talking movies. But the transition came as Pickford was in her late 30s, no longer able to play the children, teenage spitfires, and feisty young women so adored by her fans. She was not suited for the sleekly elegant heroines of early sound. In 1933, Pickford underwent a Technicolor screen test for an animated/live action film version of Alice in Wonderland, but Walt Disney discarded the project when Paramount released its own version of the book. Only one Technicolor still of her screen test still exists.

She retired from acting in 1933; her last acting film was released in 1934. She continued to produce for others, however, including Sleep, My Love (1948; with Claudette Colbert) and Love Happy (1949; with the Marx Brothers). In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute ranked Pickford as 24th in its 1999 list of greatest female stars of all time. I have collected autographs and collectibles for over 35 years and have enjoyed framing and hanging many of them myself.

I guarantee all autographs that I sell to be 100% genuine and authentic signatures of the notable personality as I represent them. If not completely satisfied with this item, you may return it within 30 days. 100% LIFETIME GUARANTEED GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC. The item "MARY PICKFORD VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO withLIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE" is in sale since Tuesday, July 19, 2016. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Autographs-Original\Movies\Photographs".

The seller is "funuvit" and is located in Orem, Utah. This item can be shipped worldwide.