The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)
The Taming of the Shrew is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks. It was the first sound film adaptation of the Shakespearean play of the same name. The film was adapted by Taylor from William Shakespeare's play.
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Gladys Louise Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter, and film studio founder. She was a pioneer in the American film industry, with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades.
Pickford in 1910
Bust of Mary Pickford on University Avenue, near her Toronto birthplace
Mary Pickford, 1914–1915 (digitally restored)
Mary Pickford, 1916