On April 20, 1909, Mary performs in her first film, directed by D.W. Griffith and at the age of 17, she signs on with the Biograph Company. Most Biograph actors earned $5 a day but, after Pickford's single day in the studio, Griffith agreed to pay her $10 a day against a guarantee of $40 a week. In an interview in 1965, Mary later recalls, "Nobody directed me, not even Mr. Griffith. I said, Mr. Griffith, I will not exaggerate. That's overacting. If I look at you, I’ll imitate you. And I don’t wa

6.7K views · 103 shares | Mary Pickford talking about her brother Jack born on August 18, 1896 in a conversation with Kevin Brownlow in 1965. The clip is from Jack’s film, In Wrong, made in 1919 by his own production company and directed by James Kirkwood. For an in-depth look at Jack’s life, check out this rare scrapbook. goo.gl/FN1rLs | Mary Pickford | Facebook

The most famous woman in Hollywood history. This is the story of Toronto's Mary Pickford. | Old Toronto Series