I got together with my long lost cousin over the weekend and one of the things he showed me was a scrapbook that had been made by a great aunt. What he thought was strange was that stuck in amongst all the other cuttings was a signed photo of Mary Pickford.
You could be forgiven for thinking that lots of people stick into scrapbooks all sorts of things and there is no family connection. Anyway I googled Mary Pickford and what I found makes me think there has to be a connection. My cousin has been told on several occasions as he was growing up, there is one, but we'd now like to know how, what, when.
Mary Pickford was born 8th April 1892 Toronto, Canada, she died in Santa Monica. California in May 1979 of a cerebral haemorage aged 87. Mary Pickford was a stage name, her birth name was Gladys Marie Smith, I have checked this detail out on the IGI, as well as a few other sources and also asked my cousin whether he knows of any other info, something his Mum mentioned in passing that might help us.
Our grandmother was born a Smith in 1895, for Mary Pickford to be a cousin, one or both her parents would have had to have gone to Canada around 1895. Its her where I draw a blank, it would appear that he fathers name was John Smith and apart from JS and herself also being in the acting profession, I cannot say with certainty who they were.
Does anyone have any ideas on where my cousin and I should go next. As always MTIA :smilee:
You could be forgiven for thinking that lots of people stick into scrapbooks all sorts of things and there is no family connection. Anyway I googled Mary Pickford and what I found makes me think there has to be a connection. My cousin has been told on several occasions as he was growing up, there is one, but we'd now like to know how, what, when.
Mary Pickford was born 8th April 1892 Toronto, Canada, she died in Santa Monica. California in May 1979 of a cerebral haemorage aged 87. Mary Pickford was a stage name, her birth name was Gladys Marie Smith, I have checked this detail out on the IGI, as well as a few other sources and also asked my cousin whether he knows of any other info, something his Mum mentioned in passing that might help us.
Our grandmother was born a Smith in 1895, for Mary Pickford to be a cousin, one or both her parents would have had to have gone to Canada around 1895. Its her where I draw a blank, it would appear that he fathers name was John Smith and apart from JS and herself also being in the acting profession, I cannot say with certainty who they were.
Does anyone have any ideas on where my cousin and I should go next. As always MTIA :smilee:
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