@whoyoucallingold: All young women today should be introduced to this inspiring woman who at such a young age, and generations ago when women knew their role was to marry, raise children, cook and clean, Mary Pickford clearly had other ideas including about marriage. She divorced (more than once) decades before divorce was remotely common place. Gladys Louise Smith, born, in this day in 1892 & known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress & producer. A pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned 5 decades, she was one of the most popular actresses of the silent film era. Beginning her film career in 1909, Pickford became Hollywood's first millionaire by 1916, and, at the height of her career, had complete creative control of her films and was one of the most recognizable women in the world. Due to her popularity, unprecedented international fame, and success as an actress and businesswoman, she was known as the "Queen of the Movies". She was a significant figure in the development of film acting and is credited with having defined the ingénuetype in cinema, a persona that also earned her the nickname "America's Sweetheart" In 1919, she co-founded United Artists alongside Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith, and was also one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. And we thought Lucille Ball was ahead of her time! #AmazingWomen #RoleModel #Inspiration #Women #Actress #GreatWomen #MaryPickford #Producer #Screenwriter #Mom #BusinessWoman #Success #SilentFilm #History #Legend #WomensHistory #Icon #memories #nostalgia #throwback #UnitedArtists #AcademyOfMotionPicturesArtsandSciences

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