Mary Pickford Autographs
Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer. A pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, Pickford 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 ingénue type 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. She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929) and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Pickford as the 24th-greatest female star of Classical Hollywood Cinema.
Mary Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in 1892, at 211 (later 561) University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, now the location of the Hospital for Sick Children. Her father, John Charles Smith, was the son of English Methodist immigrants, and worked a variety of odd jobs. Her mother, Charlotte Hennessey, was of Irish Catholic descent and worked for a time as a seamstress. She had two younger siblings, both actors. Charlotte was billed as "Lottie Pickford" (born 1893) and John Charles Jr. was billed as "Jack Pickford" (born 1896). To please her husband's relatives, Pickford's mother baptized her children as Methodists, the religion of their father. John Charles Sr. was an alcoholic. He died on February 11, 1898, from a fatal blood clot caused by a workplace accident when he was a purser with Niagara Steamship.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Mary Pickford (MARY PICKFORD—SIGNED ‘54 PHOTO—SILENTS—UNITED ARTISTS—CHAPLIN—FAIRBANKS—2 Oscars) was sold in April 2023 for $6,004.48 while the cheapest item (Vintage MARY PICKFORD signed photograph and pamphlet for My Best Girl) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2025. The month with the most items sold (22) was December 2025 with an average selling price of $125.47 for an autographed item of Mary Pickford. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2023 with $6,004.48 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.26 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from Mary Pickford is worth $59.48.
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Latest News about Mary Pickford
'Little Annie Rooney': Mary Pickford's return to childhood, newly restored (11/01/2014): Silent film audiences adored Mary Pickford and the plucky, youthful heroines she brought to life in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” (1917), “Pollyanna” (1920) and scores of other films that made her a star. 10 Interesting Facts About Mary Pickford (06/21/2014): Mary Pickford was a legendary actress, who also received an Academy Award for her performance in the movie Coquette. Here are 10 interesting facts about her. Contributor: Tom Harrington Published: Jun 18, 2014 Lost Mary Pickford film to be screened at inaugural Niagara fest (02/17/2014): NIFF, described as “the world’s juiciest film festival," will feature about 100 screenings. Statues of Leading Ladies Ethel Barrymore, Marilyn Miller, Mary Pickford and Ros (02/14/2014): For decades, a crossroads for architectural geeks, New York history buffs and theatre devotees stood at the dusty intersection of Broadway and 46th Street where, on the northeast corner, a TGI Friday's paid unwitting homage to four stars of a century ago. Mary Pickford drink (12/31/2013): For the 80th Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal drink historian Derek Brown made a Mary Pickford.
Older News Stories about Mary Pickford
This Weekend's N.H. Arts Scene: Mary Pickford And Fountains Of Wayne (10/2013): For anyone whos ever driven by a crumbling old New Hampshire barn and wondered what could be in there, heres one answera stack of dusty old film reels that 
Silent Mary Pickford film found in barn is restored (09/2013): Associated Press • This image provided by Keene State College shows frames from a 1911 movie with actress Mary Pickford. The film was discovered in a New Hampshire barn and is undergoing restoration. Mary Pickford Website at Center of Legal Battle Over Legacy (07/2012): read more
