“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

— Mary Pickford

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About Mary Pickford

Actress • Canadian-American

Mary Pickford, born Gladys Louise Smith, was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, producer, and a co-founder of the film studio United Artists. Known as "America's Sweetheart" and the "girl with the curls," she...

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