Why Hollywood Needs the Motion Picture Fund Hospital
August, 30, 2010 10:17 am | Comments On #Hala Pickford, Mary Pickford, Motion Picture & Television Fund, Motion Picture & Television Hospital, Motion Picture and Television Fund home, Movies
Ed. note: This is the second part of a two-part blog on the origins of the Motion Picture Fund. Read part one here.
One of Hollywood’s saddest cases, often cited as inspiration for the hospital and fund uses, is Karl Dane.
A lanky, gawky, charming comedian, Karl was born Rasmus Karl Therkelsen Gottlieb in Denmark. The sweet, trusting man was said to have a rudimentary grasp on English -- he could speak the language well but had trouble always understanding others -- and a slight accent. He rose to fame as Slim, in the 1925 epic war film "The Big Parade" (which, though forgotten...
Read MoreMary Pickford and the Origins of the Motion Picture Fund
August, 25, 2010 4:22 pm | Comments On #Mary Pickford, Motion Picture & Television Fund, Movies, silent movies
Ed. note: This is the first of a two-part series. Read part two here.
While I am not an authentic Pickford, I think it goes without saying that at this moment somewhere in Forest Lawn Glendale, Mary Pickford is spinning in her grave.
Sadly forgotten today, Mary Pickford was one of the biggest film stars ever. The fame she acquired during the 1910s and 1920s is incomparable today; one person has likened her fame to "Michael Jackson during 'Thriller'... but everyday. For 20 years straight." Almost every man, woman and child on this planet knew her...
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Hala Pickford is a 23-year-old screenwriter and actress whose heart belongs to the Historic Core. A lover of silent film, Pickford runs several websites on the topic including "Forget the Talkies" and "The Rudolph Valentino Society." Pickford has founded her own publishing company, 1921 PVG Publishing. She has also authored two books including "Conversations with Rodolfo: A Novel." Pickford has worked tirelessly on preservation efforts including Bringing Back Broadway, The Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, and Saving the Lives of our Own. She is currently planning the launch of a new website and producing her independent film.
