The first actress to sign a contract in Hollywood

Actress Mary Peckford on June 24, 1916, becomes the first female star to sign a million - dollar contract in Hollywood. Born in Toronto, Canada in 1892, baptized as Gladys Mary Smith, she became an actress, director, and screenwriter known as America's girlfriend in the period of silent film. [...]
Actress Mary Peckford on June 24, 1916, becomes the first female star to sign a million - dollar contract in Hollywood.
Born in Toronto, Canada in 1892, baptized as Gladys Mary Smith, she became an actress, director, and screenwriter known as America's girlfriend in the period of silent film.
He died in 1979 in Santa Monica, California.












