MARY PICKFORD - INSCRIBED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED - HFSID 341573
Price: $350.00
MARY PICKFORD
Printed illustration of the film actress with a bob of curls, signed to a fan
"Sincerely yours" (3½x5)
Inscribed Illustration signed: "To William E. Atkinson/Sincerely
yours/Mary Pickford", Sepia 3½x5. 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. Slightly soiled. Corners slightly worn. Signature slightly smeared, but
clearly legible. Fine condition.
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