Di Cristofato 1

Adam Di Cristofaro
Mrs. Vendramini
CHC22D1a
November 1st, 2023

1.9 Mary Pickford Questions

1. Mary Pickfords first role was in the movie The Violen Maker. Mary was paid $10 a day whe she signed
with the Biogrpah Company in 1909.

2. Mary Pickford became one of the most popular and highly paid stars in Hollywood by 1919. She was
affectionately called “ The Girl With The Golden Hair”, “Little Mary”, “Goldilocks”, and “ The Girl with
the Curls”

3. The 1929 movie that earned Mary Pickford the Academy Award for Best Actress was “Coquette”

4. In 1976, Mary Pickford received an honory lifetime achievement Oscar from the Academy Awards

5. Toronto has honoured Mary Pickford with a bust and a plaque at the Hospital for Sick Children, which
now occupies that site of her bitrh. She also has a start on Canada’s Walk of Fame.