In 1919, screen legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists. Rival studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co. bought the company in 1981 for $380 ...

It comes from Miss Mary Pickford, who told it to Lady Desborough, 'Charlie Chaplin was one day at a fair in the United States, where a principal attraction was a competition as to who could best ...

Young Charlie Chaplin quickly attracted attention as ... Chaplin is known for founding United Artists Corporation — with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and director D.W. Griffith — in ...

In 1919, screen legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists. Rival studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co. bought the company in 1981 for $380 ...

Though she never moved in, neighborhood locals and film buffs still call it “Mary Pickford’s house.” A co-founder of United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks (who became her ...

In addition to their own films, they co-starred in “Rosita” (1923, with Charlie Chaplin) and “The Gaucho” (1927, Pickford cameo as Virgin Mary). The couple purchased 18 acres for their ...