“In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed United Artists. Other than that, everybody belonged to the big studios. They had no say in their own careers.” PeopleRealBigsArtistFatherUnitedCareersIndependenceStudiosMaryChaplin Author:Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
“My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.” WorldShouldWellsHardEnoughFactsFatherNamesStarsBearsSafeHollywoodProfessionBootsMaryGood EducationFoolhardy Author:Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
