218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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On screen and off, movie star Mary Pickford personified the 'New Woman' of the early 1900s, a moniker given to women who began to demand more autonomy inside and outside the home. Well educated and career-minded, these women also embraced the new mass culture in which consumption and leisure were seen to play a pivotal role in securing happiness. Mary Pickford: Hollywood and the New Woman... Read more
Introduction 1 From Gladys Smith to Mary Pickford: A Childhood on Stage and At Work, 1892-1909 2 Pickford and the Moving Pictures: Creating the Art and Business of Film, 1909--1913 3 A Star and a Producer are Born, 1913-1916 4 America's Sweetheart and American Empire in the Age of the Great War, 1917-1920 5 Mary and Doug: American Royalty, Hollywood Style, 1920-1926 6 Weathering Personal, Industrial, and Economic Crises, 1927-1936 7 Studio Executive and Philanthropist: A Life Beyond Performing, 1936-1979 Epilogue Primary Sources Study Questions Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Kathleen A Feeley
