Mary Pickford

"Books"

Sunshine and Shadow by Mary Pickford Mary's much criticised but nonetheless entertaining autobiography, published in 1956 this book is out of print but usually available on Ebay.

Mary Pickford Comedienne by Kemp R.Niver This book covers Mary's comedy roles at biograph between 1909 & 1912, this is still in print but is quite expensive and is really only of interest to Pickford completists.

The Films of Mary Pickford by Raymond Lee Photographic account of Mary's films, also includes nice portrait gallery, long out of print sometimes appears on Ebay.

Sweetheart The story of Mary Pickford by Robert Windeler Nice and informative biography though not as in depth as later books, out of print but usually available on Ebay.

Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks by Booton Herndon Alternates chapters between Mary and Doug, published in USA as "The most famous couple the world has ever known" out of print.

Doug & Mary by Gary Carey Concentrates only on the years Mary & Doug were together. Good biography, out of print, sometimes appears on Ebay.

Mary Pickford by Scott Eyman Fine biography by the excellent Scott Eyman, published in the USA as Mary Pickford: America's Sweetheart , out of print, but still available in UK.

PICKFORD THE WOMAN WHO MADE HOLLYWOOD by Eileen Whitfield Probably the best Pickford biography,and the only one still in print.

Mary Pickford Rediscovered by Kevin Brownlow Absolutely stunning book, contains hundreds of rare photo's, with Kevin Brownlow writing reviews of all of Mary's feature films.

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