(1893–1979), Canadian-born American actress; born Gladys Mary Smith. She was a star of silent films such as Pollyanna (1920). She also co-founded United Artists (1919).
Definition of Pickford, Mary in US English:
Pickford, Mary
proper nounˈpikfərd
(1893–1979), US actress, born in Canada; born Gladys Mary Smith. A star of silent movies, she usually played the innocent young heroine, as in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) and Pollyanna (1920). With Douglas Fairbanks, her husband from 1919 to 1936, she was a cofounder of United Artists in 1919.