MARY PICKFORD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/02/1937 - HFSID 48036

MARY PICKFORD
As sole stockholder of the Pickford Corporation, she waives notice of the time, place and purpose of the Annual Meeting (still signing as Mary Pickford Fairbanks despite her divorce and pending remarriage).
Document Signed: "Mary Pickford Fairbanks", 1 page, 8½x11. (California), 1937 January 2. Waiver of Notice of the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of The Pickford Corporation. In full: "I, the undersigned, bring the sole stockholder of all the issued and outstanding stock of THE PICKFORD CORPORATION, do hereby waive notice of the time, place and purpose of the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of said corporation, which is to be held on January 2nd, 1937, and I designate 2 o'clock in the afternoon as the time, and the Pickford Studios, 1041 North Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, California, as the place of said meeting, the purpose thereof being the election of directors for the ensuing year, and the transaction of suck other business as may properly come before the meeting." Mary Pickford (1893-1979) began working at Biograph Studios in 1909 at $40 a week. By 1912, she was making $500 weekly at Adolph Zukor's Famous Players. Her salary was doubled periodically. In 1916, Pickford signed an astounding contract with Zukor for $10,000 a week plus a $300,000 bonus plus the formation of The Mary Pickford Company (later, The Pickford Corporation), a studio devoted exclusively to the making of her films. She was also to share the profits in Zukor's studio. Pickford was the first superstar of the movies. In 1919, Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks formed United Artists to distribute their films. In 1920, Pickford and Fairbanks were married. They separated in 1933, which coincided with Pickford retiring from the movies. Pickford and Fairbanks were divorced in January 1936. Later in 1936, she became First Vice President of United Artists and, in 1937, established the Mary Pickford Cosmetics Company. That same year, she married former co-star Charles "Buddy" Rogers. It is interesting to note that Pickford still signed her married name on this document even though she had been divorced for a year. File holes in blank left margin. Lightly creased. Fine condition.