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Letters from a well-known woman: domesticity and professionalism in Mary Pickford’s ‘Daily Talks’ (1915–1917)

Anke BrouwersUniversity of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium;KASK School of Arts, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 424-444 | Received 13 Sep 2016, Accepted 20 Feb 2017, Published online: 16 May 2017

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Film

  • His Picture in the Papers, 1916. Directed by John Emerson. USA: Triangle Fine Arts.
  • A Little Princess, 1917. Directed by Marshall Neilan. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.
  • Cinderella, 1914. Directed by James Kirkwood. USA: Famous Players Film Corp.
  • Daddy Long-Legs, 1919. Directed by Marshall Neilan. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.
  • Hearts Adrift, 1916. Directed by Edwin S. Porter. USA: Famous Players Film Corp.
  • Madame Butterfly, 1915. Directed by Sidney Olcott. USA: Famous Players Film Corp.
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1917. Directed by Marshall Neilan. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.
  • Stella Maris, 1918. Directed by Marshall Neilan. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.
  • Suds, 1920. Directed by Francis Dillon. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.
  • The Foundling, 1916. Directed by John B. O’Brien. USA: Famous Players – Mary Pickford Company.
  • The Hoodlum, 1919. Directed by Sydney Franklin. USA: Mary Pickford Film Corp.

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