Mary Pickford a blessing and a curse

Synopsis: Mary Pickford’s name remains inseparable from the legend of American cinema. She invented the star system at the beginning of the 20th century, and was the biggest star ever known, not just in Hollywood, but worldwide, at a time when actors didn’t even have their names on movie posters. She was more than a pioneer, she was a jack-of-all-trades: world-famous star, producer, formidable businesswoman, screenwriter, director in the shadows, and studio boss. Mary Pickford alone embodied the entire legend of cinema and the advent of women in that particular era.