The Motion Picture Television Fund, which celebrates its centennial Sept. 22, was conceived of by silent film star Mary Pickford.
Unlike many of the hedonists populating Hollywood 100 years ago, Pickford and then-husband Douglas Fairbanks — who together with Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith co-founded United Artists — liked to set a good example: Prohibition-era soirees at their Pickfair estate in Beverly Hills served Ovaltine, not gin, and the couple often hosted philanthropic events for everything from war veterans to museums. In 1921, the film industry was undergoing a seismic upheaval with the arrival of talkies. Those from the silent ...
Unlike many of the hedonists populating Hollywood 100 years ago, Pickford and then-husband Douglas Fairbanks — who together with Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith co-founded United Artists — liked to set a good example: Prohibition-era soirees at their Pickfair estate in Beverly Hills served Ovaltine, not gin, and the couple often hosted philanthropic events for everything from war veterans to museums. In 1921, the film industry was undergoing a seismic upheaval with the arrival of talkies. Those from the silent ...
- 9/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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