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1921
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford and starring the latter's elder sister Mary Pickford as both Cedric Errol and Widow Errol. The film is based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. A statue depicting Pickford's role exists today on the facade of New York City's landmarked I. Miller Building.
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Much of film-related debate today revolves around whether certain roles should be played by actors of specific gender, race or ethnicity. Such debates did not exist a century ago, with audiences apparently understanding that actors are supposed to act—or, in other words, pretend to be something they are not. This included Mary Pickford, one of the greatest stars of early Hollywood, who experimented with playing char…More
