[DOC] [TLE] Film History Before 1920 [PAR] In 1909, the Selig Polyscope Company established the first permanent film studio 
in ... By 1912, 15 film companies were operating in Hollywood, and large studios 
were ... a child star and one of the unknown 'players' at D. W. Griffith's Biograph ... 
(nicknamed "Little Mary") Mary Pickford (soon to be known as "the Girl with the... [DOC] [TLE] Brand Names and Stars - Dictionary definition of Brand Names and ... [PAR] Oct 8, 2016 ... The motion-picture industry in 1909, like any manufacturer in .... Before the 
advent of D. W. Griffith at Biograph, Vitagraph had also ... In the sense that they 
were known and recognized, they could be called the first movie stars, but there 
.... to the popularity of the players, the Biograph artists formerly leading... [DOC] [TLE] THE PICKFORD BIOGRAPHS: FRIENDS (1912) | 11 East 14th Street [PAR] Jun 1, 2012 ... By 1912, D. W. Griffith had become a master of the short film drama  a form ... 
Golden Creek's almost played out, Dora, so I'm going after the big money up 
north. ... the man who brought the first wave of Italian historical epics to the ... or 
little Mary, but Mary Pickford, the highest paid, most famous star in... [DOC] [TLE] Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Silent Era : Articles [PAR] It was ladies first this week at the 21st annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival. ... of 
the Griffith project, an effort to sequentially show all of D.W. Griffith's existing films. 
... simple elegance, and the locals once again welcomed us to another festival. .... 
(Diana Serra Cary) one Hollywood's most popular child stars in the twenties. [DOC] [TLE] Discovering Mary Pickford | Film International [PAR] Jul 2, 2015 ... The late James Card pointed out that among The Big Three in the 1920s, .... Yet a 
survey of her 1909-1912 Biograph shorts, most directed by D.W. Griffith, reveals 
... her first meeting with the star during the spring of 1914 inside a Famous ... of 
the revealing contrasts to Pickford's recognizable screen image. [DOC] [TLE] American Experience | Mary Pickford | Transcript | PBS [PAR] Jul 23, 2004 ... Eileen Whitfield, Biographer: Mary Pickford was the first modern ... She played "
Big Girl" in a Victorian melodrama called The Silver King. ... Pickford didn't have 
star billing but she was certain that it was just a ... Narrator: D.W. Griffith was an 
innovator, trying to shape moving ... She just lights up the screen. [DOC] [TLE] THE CHISELER  MARY PICKFORD: First Sweetheart [PAR] As the first real movie star, and a hardheaded business pro of formidable acumen
, ... at the Biograph Studios under D.W. Griffith, where she began work in 1909 
and ... It might be said, with some justice, that Pickford invented screen acting, all 
by ... Her popular Little Mary movies purveyed a dream of youth that audiences of
... [DOC] [TLE] Press kit - Shopify [PAR] known British actor as her leading man in her final film, Secrets  his name was 
Leslie ... Moscow spread like wildfire and brought the city to a total standstill. .... In 
1909, despite her ... made her the most popular star in screen history. ... At that 
first meeting with D. W. Griffith, Mary told him, You must realize I'm an actress. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Pickford - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Little Mary ... Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a 
number of ... She began in films in 1909 with the 'American Mutoscope & 
Biograph [us]', ... Film historian Ethan Katz goes so far as to call her "the most 
popular star in screen history". ... She was first hired for the movies by director 
D.W. Griffith. [DOC] [TLE] The Man Who Had Everything: The Curious Case of Jack Pickford ... [PAR] Jan 28, 2014 ... Jack entered the film industry in 1909 and featured, mostly in small roles, in a 
series of short films by directors like

Question: First brought to the big screen by D.W. Griffith in 1909, this hugely popular star was once known as "Little Mary"
Answer: Mary Pickford