Word: pickfair
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Traveling from Indianapolis where they campaigned for the local Civic Theatre, Cinemactress Mary Pickford and Husband Buddy Rogers stepped off a train in Manhattan. Said she: "Buddy and I are planning a new home. . . . It won't be as pretentious as Pickfair. Mercy, no! Only four master bedrooms, and of course tennis courts, swimming pool and things like that...
...America's Sweetheart''; to Charles ("Buddy") Rogers. 32, onetime ''Deb's Darling''; in Hollywood. Her first husband: Owen Moore. Her second: Douglas Fairbanks. Because hitherto unmarried Bridegroom Rogers had a "sentimental aversion" to being married in the longtime Pickford-Fairbanks home, "Pickfair," the ceremony was performed on the estate of MGM Executive Louis Lighten. Only ten close friends witnessed the ceremony, but the reception at "Pickfair" was attended...
Last March the Pickford-Parsons friendship struck a reef because Miss Pickford had begun paying real money ($1,000 to $3,000) for guest appearances on her "Parties at Pickfair" program in the interest of National Ice Advertisers Inc. "Lolly"' Parsons threatened to blackball anyone who showed up at "Parties at Pickfair." This epic controversy was terminated when the Pickford program went off the air. Meanwhile, under the guidance of famed Radio Producer William ("Bill") Bacher, a onetime dentist, with Crooner Dick Powell and "Lolly" Parsons as continuing talent, Campbell's clambake goes serenely...
Many of the actual production details were handled by Mr. Lasky, since Mary Pickford is heavily occupied with her Parties at Pickfair" broadcasts, Christian Science and social life...
Next day Fairbanks lunched at Pickfair, went driving with Mary Pickford in the afternoon, dined with her. Said she: "I am so very glad that 'Doug' is back. His work always means so much to him. I am sure he will be happy here ? now. The future must work itself out and it will. I just cannot bring myself to talk about these things that lie so near to my heart." For the weekend Fairbanks drove off alone to his ranch near San Diego, thought better of it, sped back to Pickfair to get his wife...