Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780813136479
Pub Date: 01 Nov 2012
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: 228 color images
Description:
In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star.In this engaging collection, copublished with the Library of Congress, an eminent group of film historians sheds new light on this icon's incredible life and legacy.